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Find foreign partners for technology transfer, PM tells businessmen

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the country’s businessmen to find out their foreign partners to utilise their technology and knowledge in the local industries. “To welcome

No fairy-tale finish for Pakistan as England lifts the T20 WC for 2nd time

AFP, Melbourne: Ben Stokes and Sam Curran starred as England edged Pakistan by five wickets to win the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday and become the sport’s first dual white-ball

67 lakh youths get training for income generation

Staff Correspondent: The government has imparted training to 67 lakh youths on various income generation trades since 2009 to make them skilled and self-employed. “Youth Development Department imparts training on

IMF agrees on $4.5b loan to Bangladesh

First installment due in Feb Desk Report: The visiting IMF delegation and the Bangladesh authorities have reached a staff-level agreement to support Bangladesh’s economic policies with a 42-month arrangement of

ECNEC approves 7 projects worth Tk 3,981.90 cr

Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a total of seven development projects worth Tk 3,981.90 crore including one for construction of jetty alongside

No more mega projects, go to small for rural development: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned not to go for mega projects and instead take up small ones focusing on rural development and public welfare.