An exceptional and uncommon marriage ceremony was held on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Dhaka to Sylhet – nevertheless maintaining all procedures on Sunday (May 29).This was the first marriage ceremony to take place onboard a flight in Ban…
Bus, minibus owners and workers have called off their strike, in demand for a crackdown on vehicles, particularly three-wheelers, not authorised to ply on roads and highways.The decision to withdraw the strike was taken after assurance from the distric…
The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (FBCCI), apex body of traders, has sought special loan moratorium facility till December this year.The FBCCI president Md. Jasim Uddin sought this benefit due to the global economic downfall for Covid-19…
Experts during a recent event underscored the need for capacity building of women entrepreneurs to increase their participation in public procurement.Particular emphasis was laid on making them aware of the process to participate in bidding for tenders…
The High Court on Tuesday has directed the authorities concerned to arrest two officials of AB Bank within 24 hours for not complying with the court order.The two officials are AVP Aminul Islam of the bank’s head office and Satkhira branch manager.An H…
Experts at an event Monday called for proper selection of projects in the annual development plan (ADP) and the need for reducing inequalities in allocations for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects between urban and rural or hard-to-reach are…
Speakers at a webinar on Tuesday stressed the need to work by integrating all concerned stakeholders to ensure compliance in the leather sector.They said the Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Environment, and Forests and Climate Change, and the Minis…
International Beverages Private, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, recently won the National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award 2020 in the food sub-category under large industry.Every year, the National Productivity Organisation, under the…
A delegation from Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok led by its Director Sheung-yuen Lee visited BEPZA Executive Office, Dhaka on Tuesday.Ali Reza Mazid, Member (Investment Promotion) of BEPZA said Bangladesh is an emerging economy with hug…
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged the businesspeople to stop commenting on rental power plants as he ruled out any reduction in power tariff.“They (businesses) should talk about uninterrupted and quality powe…
The government launched drives across the country against illegal rice hoarders from Tuesday, said the Food Ministry.Eight teams of the ministry started the drives to detect those who are involved in creating artificial crisis by hoarding rice illegall…
When Ajay Chhabra was asked to design a pageant performance to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, he knew what would make the perfect centerpiece: cake.Not just any cake, but Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s 1947 wedding cake. The four-tier,…
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