Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s two bold decisions have saved the export-oriented industries and the economy from a collapse, exporters said. The first one was announced on March 25, 2020 when the Prime Minister announced a Tk 5,000-crore stimulus package, solely for the garment exporters. She offered the support before the exporters’ demand. Keeping the factories…
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A year after shutting down all its state-owned jute mills, Bangladesh is now in the final stage of shortlisting bidders who sought to operate these once-vibrant factories under lease arrangements. Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) that used to operate the mills, now sifting through the lease proposals it received against an ‘expression of interest’ (EOI)…
Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov has lauded the success Bangladesh has achieved in garments and medicine sectors and urged the entrepreneurs of the south Asian country to invest in the landlocked nation. The government of Kyrgyzstan will extend all-out support, including allotment of land, to the interested Bangladeshi businesses, he said. He made the comments at…
Bangladesh has sent 207,885 workers to different countries in last five and a half months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to official statistics. As per the data of the expatriates’ welfare desk at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, a total of 168,178 male and 39,707 female workers went abroad with jobs during the period between January…
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Uzbekistan requested Uzbek President to establish the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Dhaka and resume the direct passenger flights Dhaka-Tashkent-Dhaka route to enhance bilateral communication in the fields of tourism, education, sports and culture. The new Ambassador, Md Zahangir Alam, presented his credentials on Friday to the Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He…