17 banks raise Tk 9,600cr thru bonds in 2018

    DOT Desk Seventeen listed banks have issued subordinated bonds worth Tk 9,600 crore in total in the outgoing year of 2018 to raise their capital base in line with the Basel III requirements as the banks have found the debt instrument cost-effective than issuing more shares or rights shares on the stock market, reports The…

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      Man dies in road crash in Gazipur

      DOT Desk A man was killed and another injured when a truck rammed a covered-van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Rajendrapur intersection in Gazipur, reports The Financial Express. The dead man was identified as Mosharraf Hossain, a helper of the truck driver, hailing from Mymensingh district, reports UNB. Zakir Hossain, station officer of Gazipur Fire Service…

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        Worker burnt to death in factory compressor blast

        DOT Desk A worker was killed and two others suffered burn injuries in a compressor explosion at a factory in Dhaka’s Shyampur area on Wednesday morning, reports The Daily Observer. The deceased was identified as Nasir, 35, a worker of Alam Rubber Factory. Hridoy Hossain, one of Nasir’s co-workers, said a compressor machine suddenly blasted….

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          Nearly three million textbooks to be distributed in Manikganj

          DOT Desk A total of 3,44,114 students of primary and secondary schools in Manikganj will get 29,67,081 text books free of cost on the 1st of January, 2019, reports The Financial Express. Manikganj District Education Office (DEO) sources said about 20,41,186 text books will be distributed among all the secondary level schools, including 162 secondary…

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            75 lakh people brought under safety net programme

            BSS The government is broadening its social security projects gradually as about 75 lakh disadvantaged people have been brought under the safety net programme aiming to alleviate poverty in the country. “The number of the beneficiaries is increasing gradually…Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make Bangladesh a poverty- and hunger-free country,” an official of Department of…

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              Warm clothe sale on Kishoreganj footpath vibrant

              DOT Desk The sale of warm clothes at the footpath shops in the district town has become vibrant. People are going to these shops to buy their chosen clothes at lower price, reports The Daily Observer. The shops of warm clothes are located at various places of the town. Particularly, heavy crowd of shopkeepers and…

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                Record 2.65m tonnes of Aman paddy output in Rangpur zone

                DOT Desk The farmers have produced a record 1.76 million tonnes of clean Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice – 2.65 million tonnes of paddy – exceeding the production target by eight percent in Rangpur agriculture region this season, reports The Financial Express. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension said farmers produced over 1.76 million tonnes…

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                  2 killed in truck collision

                  DOT Desk Two people were killed when two trucks collided in Dhaka’s Shanir Akhra area on Wednesday morning, reports The Daily Observer. The deceased were identified as Harunur Rashid, 42, and Bashar, 32, assistant of one of the trucks driver.Kadamtoli Police Station OC Abdul Jalil said two trucks collided head-on in the area around 6:30am,…

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                    Mustard growers eye bumper yield

                    DOT Desk Mustard growers have been eyeing a bumper production this season with a hope to recoup losses they suffered previously due to severe crop failures, reports The Financial Express. Farmers and agriculturists expressed optimism that favourable weather condition would bring bonana for the growers. Mustard seed yield dropped to 0.62 million tonnes in the…

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                      DSE, CSE advance amid political uncertainty

                      DOT Desk The prices of most of the shares on bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday as some investors are active on sector-wise issues amid cautious trading ahead of national elections, reports The financial Express. Following the previous five days’ marginal gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong…

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