Govt moves to increase ICT exports
Business Desk :The government is going to create a database of second-generation Bangladeshis living in different countries – who are skilled in information technology (IT)...
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Expats who fail to return to Saudi Arabia can come back after 3 years
Business Desk :Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has clarified that those expatriates, who left the Kingdom on exit and reentry visa and did...
Planning Minister for raising social safety-net budget
Business Desk :Planning Minister MA Mannan has laid emphasis on enhancing budget for social safety-net programmes as many people have fallen below the poverty line...
ICCB describes Padma Bridge as great achievement
Business Desk :The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) has described implementaiton of Padma Bridge project as the great achievement for Bangladesh.The ICCB also extended its...
Bangladesh eyes to end handset import by 2021
Business Desk :A dozen of factories are scaling up handset assembly operations in Bangladesh to meet the full demand of the country within this year.People...
What happens when the US increases its minimum wage?
AFP, New York :Progressive lawmakers this week formally launched an effort to hike the US minimum wage, introducing legislation to gradually raise it from $7.25...
Electric cars, fewer cows in New Zealand’s climate change plan
AFP, Wellington :New Zealand unveiled a blueprint Sunday to phase out petrol-powered cars while its dairy industry, a key pillar of the economy, must slash...
