DOT Desk: The national award-winning director Kazi Hayat is currently hospitalised at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. He is being accompanied by his son, Kazi Maruf, reports The Daily Star. Last Wednesday, Kazi Hayat cleared rumours regarding his death, on a Facebook live video. His son, too, requested everyone to keep his father in their…
DOT Desk: Increasing export of paper and tissue has created a window for local mills to utilise their huge unused capacity and bring home foreign currency, Reports The Daily Star. Bangladesh’s 110 paper mills, with a capacity of producing more than 15 lakh tonnes of paper and paper products annually, can use less than half…
DOT Desk: The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is back in making profits from oil trading, thanks to a downtrend in oil prices in the international market, reports The Financial Express. The BPC earned profits of Tk 100 million from trading on Wednesday, newly-appointed BPC chairman Md Shamsur Rahman told the FE on Thursday. He…
Minar Al Hasan,JnU Correspondent BCL Activists of Jagannath University branch, brandish sharp weapons and iron rods on the campus during a clash between the activists of President and General Secretary group yesterday. This factional clash took place between two groups of BCL over cantering status on social media. Two groups of BCL clashed at Jagannath…
DOT Desk: Broiler chicken and ginger became pricier again last week raising woes of the consumers further, reports The Financial Express. Prices of some vegetables and egg, however, showed a mixed trend while that of other essential items remained static over the week. Broiler chicken was sold at Tk 135-145 per kilogramme (kg) and layer…
UNB: The 10th edition of Garment Accessories and Packaging Expo-2019 (GAPEXPO) is scheduled to kick off from January 17 in the capital. The four-day exposition will be held at the International Convention City, Bashundhara. It is being jointly organised by Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA), ASK Trade and Exhibition Private…
BSS: Infrastructure development projects are contributing a lot towards uplifting living and livelihood condition of rural population in the region. The projects have widened the access to markets and economic opportunities through boosting the connectivity of the rural people. Projects implemented by Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) accelerated the earnings side by side with ensuring…
DOT Desk: The classes of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia will resume on Saturday after a 14-day winter vacation holidays, reports The Financial Express. IU Acting Registrar SM Abdul Latif said the academic and administrative activities of the university will restart on the day. The residential halls of the university will also open in the…
DOT Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi urged on Thursday the millers and traders to keep the prices of rice stable in the market, reports The Financial Express. “I request you (rice millers and traders) to keep the prices of rice at a tolerable level,” he said while speaking at a view-exchange meeting held at the…
DOT Desk: Lalpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ummul Banin Dooti announced the Lalpur upazila fish market formalin free, reports The Daily Observer. The UNO visited the fish market of the Upazila in Natore on Wednesday noon and at the end of visit she declared it a formalin free fish market. Before this, upazila fisheries officer Abu…