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Modi not expected to meet Yunus on UN General Assembly sidelines

TDS Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to meet Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly next week, people familiar

World Bank to support reforming banking sector

UNB, Dhaka The World Bank will provide support in reforming banking and other sectors in Bangladesh, Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Thursday. He said this after

Govt to import 600,000 tonnes of rice, wheat

TDS Desk: The government will import 200,000 tonnes of rice and 400,000 tonnes of wheat within 15 days. The Advisory Committee on Economic Affairs (ACEA), in a meeting with Finance

Drive against polythene shopping bags to begin 1 Nov

TDS Desk: The environment ministry would launch a countrywide drive on 1 November against the production, storage, distribution and use of polythene as well as polypropylene shopping bags. On Wednesday,

Dhaka, Jakarta want conclusion of PTA, boost trade, investment

UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh and Indonesia on Wednesday underscored the need for strengthening trade and investment relations, especially by concluding pending agreements like the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The two countries

Russia assures Bangladesh of successful completion of Rooppur plant

UNB, Dhaka Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin on Wednesday thanked Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy for Russian Federation’s ongoing support, particularly in the implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear