Poverty to drop to half by 2021: Muhith
bdnews24.com :Finance Minister AMA Muhith anticipates poverty to reduce to half of the current level by 2021.Speaking at a national seminar on ‘Poverty Alleviation and...
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Call to intensify cooperative movement to eradicate rural poverty
BSS, Rajshahi :Speakers at a discussion here Monday unequivocally called for intensifying the existing cooperative movement for substantial and sustainable eradication of rural poverty.They viewed...
Stocks sink further as corrections continue
BSS, Dhaka :Price fall at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued for the second consecutive day on Monday, taking all three price indices down further...
Netherlands keens to invest in Sonadia deep-sea port
bdnews24.com :Netherlands has offered to invest in Bangladesh’s planned deep-sea port at Sonadia in Cox’s Bazar.Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Sunday that Netherlands...
Income tax return filing goes online from next year
bdnews24.com :Income taxpayers will be able to file their returns online from next year, says the National Board of Revenue.Chairman Ghulam Hussain said on Sunday...
Oil prices extend gains in Asia
AFP, Singapore :Oil prices rose in Asia Monday, lifted by a surge in equities following last week’s sharp gains on Wall Street, but analysts said...
British economic growth to slow, says leading forecaster
AFP, London :The British economy will slow down sharply next year due to political uncertainty and a potential referendum on membership of the EU, a...
Japan rolls out ‘long-held dream’ with first commercial jet in 50 years
Reuters :To the sound of drums and a children’s choir, Mitsubishi Aircraft on Saturday rolled out Japan’s first commercial jet in half a century, amid...
