No power tariff hike for now

BERC suspends move at PM’s prerogative

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-25 Time : 11:21:37

Dhaka: Power tariff is unlikely to go up right now as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has put on hold its decision at the prerogative of the Prime Minister. “We’ve suspended our plan to announce a decision to raise electricity tariff following a request from the Prime Minister,” BERC Member Dr Selim Mahmud told journalists on Thursday. He said the BERC top body met the Prime Minister on Wednesday night as part of a dialogue process between ...Details »

Padma graft report within weeks: WB country director

GSP to continue if rights of workers ensured: Mozena

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-25 Time : 09:49:34

Habiganj: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena said the Generalised System of Preference (GSP), aimed at promoting readymade garment (RMG) products of Bangladesh, will continue only if ...Details »

Bangladeshi workers to fly for Malaysia in 2nd week of March

Prime News Report. Date: 2013-01-24 Time : 20:13:26

Dhaka: Expatriates' Welfare Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday said the first group of workers would fly for Malaysia in the second week of March. "The ...Details »

Govt borrowing from banks declines 50pc

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-24 Time : 10:55:58

Dhaka: Unlike the previous 2011-12 financial year (FY12), the government in the first half of the current 2012-13 financial year (FY13) borrowed less money from the banking sector and ...Details »

Govt selects 11,758 thru lottery for Malaysia jobs

Prime News Desk. Date: 2013-01-23 Time : 20:04:01

Dhaka: Some 11,758 aspirants out of 36,500 across the country on Wednesday won the lottery for jobs in Malaysia as plantation workers under the government to government arrangements. ...Details »

‘Cancellation of US-GSP to pose harsh impact on economy’

Washington: Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader on Tuesday said that withdrawal of ...Details »

Export earnings from plastic sector to cross $1bn mark in 5 yrs

Separate plastic industrial zone to be set up soon: Muhith

Dhaka: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said a plastic industrial zone would be set up ...Details »

Govt all set to reopen three jute mills

Doulatpur Jute Mills in Khulna opens Thursday

Dhaka: The government is going to reopen three more closed jute mills Thursday and Saturday ...Details »

Wal-Mart tightens noose on its suppliers

Announces zero tolerance to subcontracts

Dhaka: Wal-Mart will be coming down harder on suppliers who violate its global sourcing ...Details »

ECNEC approves 10 projects worth Tk 3,692 cr

Dhaka: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 10 ...Details »

4m extra jobless in 2012, another 5m this year: ILO

Geneva: Global unemployment rose by four million people last year to a total of 197 million, and ...Details »

Tk 122 cr export earnings go missing in 8 banks

BB launches massive investigation to check menacing export earnings going missing

Dhaka: Concealing export earnings and keeping those abroad using many sort of innovative tricks ...Details »

Employment key to poverty removal: Muhith

Dhaka: Finance Minister AMA Muhith Monday said employment a very important and basic issue for ...Details »

Country's 14 lakh aspirants registered for Malaysia jobs

Dhaka: The 4000 Union Information Service Centers (UISCs) have set an example of providing ...Details »

Denmark, Sweden to help produce power from waste

Dhaka: Bangladesh will get modern technological assistance from Denmark and Sweden in producing ...Details »

Vegetables production worth Tk 5000cr likely in north

Rangpur: The farmers are expected to produce bumper winter vegetables worth over Taka 5,000 ...Details »

BB imposes charge secretly on cheque clearance

Small clients set to show their backs to banks as they bear the brunt

Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank has imposed check clearance fee secretly without publicly notifying ...Details »

JS body takes stock of bourses

Dhaka: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance suggested Bangladesh Bank ...Details »

ADB to help expand intraregional trade in S Asia

Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Sunday signed a ...Details »

Jakarta urged to cut duty on Bangladeshi goods

Dhaka: President Zillur Rahman on Sunday said Indonesia could take effective steps to reduce ...Details »

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