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Bangladesh will welcome Russia’s investment: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid emphasis on expanding fields of cooperation with Moscow, saying Bangladesh will welcome Russia’s investment in its jute industry. “Bangladesh will welcome Russian investment in jute,” the premier said while newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy called on her at her official …

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Pharma exports surge 33pc

Pharmaceuticals shipment from Bangladesh grew 33 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of the current fiscal year on the back of anti-coronavirus drugs and cash incentives of the government. Medicines worth $56 million were exported in the July to September period, which was $42.17 million in the same three-month …

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Steps sought for re-skilling, upskilling of RMG workers to face 4IR challenges

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has requested the Ministry of Labour and Employment to consider ways of how the central fund could be effectively used to ensure more welfare of garment workers. Leaders of BGMEA led by President Faruque Hassan met Ehsan-E-Elahi, secretary, the Ministry …

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Stocks fall for third consecutive day

Profit taking tendency among stock investors continued for the last three consecutive days led by big paid-up capital based companies as the stockmarket fell today also. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), declined 65 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 7,248. While, DS-30, the blue-chip …

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