Desk Report: Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on September 23 on a three-day official visit, reports The daily sun. The Indian minister is coming to Bangladesh to discuss trade with a special focus on border haat (market) and other bilateral issues between the…
Desk Report: Stocks on bourses witnessed volatility in early hour of trading on Thursday as investors are active both sides of trading fence, reports The Financial Express. Following the previous two days’ upward trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on positive note. But losses the ground as the…
Desk Report: Many farmers have prepared floating Aman seedbeds in small water bodies for using them during an emergency as they faced saplings crisis after the floods last year, reports The Daily Star. Having experienced saplings crisis after the floods last year, the district Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is encouraging farmers to prepare floating…
BBC: Sony has announced a miniature version of the first PlayStation console, which originally launched in 1994. The mini version will come with 20 retro titles, including Final Fantasy VII and Tekken 3. The PlayStation Classic is around half the size of the original and is due to launch on 3 December. One expert said nostalgia…
UNB: Branding the Digital Security Bill 2018’ as an ‘evil spirit of Baksal’, BNP yesterday alleged that the government has enacted the law to hide its ‘massive corruption’ and gag the media and people’s voice. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also called…
Desk Report: Green activists and academics on Wednesday asked the government to shut down brickfields and promote the use of concrete blocks as construction material, reports The New Age. They were speaking at a seminar hosted by the City Development Journalists Forum, Bangladesh at CIRDAP auditorium in the capital.
Kabir Humayun: UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and its partner Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) yesterday distributed over 10,000 family kits among poor families of the host community of the district. Of those, Moheshkali gets 3500 kits, Kutubdia 1,500 kits and Chakaria 5,115 kits. A total of 30,000 households received the family kits, which include two…
Ejinsight: Back in 1985, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution declaring Sept. 10 of every year as Teachers’ Day across China. Coincidentally, it was on Teachers’ Day this year that Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun announced that he is going to retire next year in order to return to his previous…
Desk Report: A high-powered government delegation will visit Russia this month to discuss ways to establish direct banking channel between the two countries, officials said, reports The Financial Express. The ministry of commerce (MoC) has been working out specific agenda to be discussed during meetings between the two sides. “A delegation of the commerce ministry…
Abrar Hussain: A cockpit error left more than 30 passengers on an Indian plane bleeding from their ears and noses yesterday after the crew forgot to flick a switch regulating cabin air pressure. The Jet Airways flight to Jaipur had to turn back as the alarming symptoms became apparent, the airline said, with one traveler…