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PM asks FM to take effective steps to enlist SoEs in share market

BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance to take effective steps to enlist the potential State Owned Enterprises (SoEs) or the

Middle East situation may affect Bangladesh economy: PM

UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the conflicting situation in the Middle East could affect social, political and economic sectors of Bangladesh like elsewhere in the globe. “It

First phase of upazila polls: 30-40pc of voters turnout : CEC

Staff Correspondent: Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said the voting in the first phase of upazila elections was held peacefully. He said this yesterday, while briefing the journalists

Avoid doing anything that hurts religious sentiments: PM Hasina

UNB: Describing Islam as a religion of peace, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said, “People should not do anything that goes against the religious sentiments. None should do anything –

Close all unregistered online portals: Arafat

TDS Desk: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat told parliament yesterday that his ministry has requested Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to close down all unregistered online

When mangoes ripe in Bangladesh

TDS Desk: Before the season begins, the country’s fruit markets are selling ripe mangoes already. However, like last year, there have been allegations of ripening of mangoes with “chemicals”, in