Thrust on addressing loopholes of insurance policy Speakers in a roundtable Tuesday stressed the need for all-out efforts from stakeholders to develop the country’s neglected insurance sector. They sought professional support from the stakeholders to brighten the image of the insurance sector addressing the loopholes of insurance policy, said a statement issued by Bangladesh Insurance […]
এসডিজি অর্জনে বৈষম্য দূর করতে হবে অর্থনৈতিক রিপোর্টার ॥ ‘অর্থনৈতিক উন্নয়নই কেবল সামাজিক ও নৈতিকতা উন্নয়ন নয়, টেকসই উন্নয়ন অর্জনের জন্য খুবই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ।’ বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন অর্থনীতিবিদ ও পিকেএসএফ’র চেয়ারম্যান ড. কাজী খুলীকুজ্জমান আহমদ। তিনি বলেন, ‘আমরা সব সময় বলি প্রবৃদ্ধি বাড়াতে হবে। কিন্তু সেটা কীভাবে বাড়াব তা ঠিক করতে হবে। মানুষকে কেন্দ্র করেই প্রবৃদ্ধির […]
AIIB okays $60m for Bangladesh’s power project The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is set to provide a $60 million loan for a power project in Bangladesh to take its exposure in the country to $285 million, which is 6.6 percent of its total portfolio. The amount will go towards building a 220-megawatt combined cycle […]
Sustainable power supply crucial for Bangladesh: ICCB Sustainable and uninterrupted supply of power is of utmost importance for the economic growth as per capita power consumption in Bangladesh is one of the lowest in the world, a leading chamber said yesterday. The installed power capacity of Bangladesh was only 200 megawatt in 1972, according to […]
Set Tk 16,000 as minimum wage Workers and union leaders on Saturday demanded trebling of minimum wage to Tk 16,000 for the country’s 3.6 million apparel workers given the abnormal spiral in the costs of basic commodities, accommodation and healthcare. At present, the minimum wage for garment workers is Tk 5,300. “Although we do not […]
From right , Gaurav Marya, chairman of franchise consultancy firm FranGlobal; Rasheed Mymunul Islam, deputy managing director of Monno Group; Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, president of FBCCI; Selima Ahmad, president of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Mirza Nurul Ghani Shovon, president of the National Association of Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh, attend […]
Importers suffer for agents Dispute A dispute between two companies over who would act as the local agent for Far Shipping, a Singaporean shipping company, has left many importers in a state of suspense over the delivery of their goods at the Chittagong Port. Sea Marine Shipping Lines, a subsidiary of SHR Group, had been […]
Worker Safety Forum convener Hameeda Hossain speaks at a report launching programme held at the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Monday. Karmojibi Nari president Pratima Paul Majumder, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies executive director Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, National Garment Workers Federation president Amirul Haque Amin and Rajshahi University professor Jakir Hossain were present, among […]
Bangladesh proposes 5 more projects seeking funding from AIIB The operation of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is likely to expand further in the coming days in Bangladesh as five more projects are in the pipeline of this multilateral lending agency with an overall estimated funding layout of $885 million. “We do have […]
Cabinet okays draft textile law The cabinet on Monday gave its final approval to the draft of “The Textile Law, 2018” considering importance of huge apparel exports from Bangladesh, reports BSS. The approval was given at the weekly cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing […]