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Govt mulls ‘One-Stop Service Act’ to attract foreign investment

Govt mulls ‘One-Stop Service Act’ to attract foreign investment
The authorities have drafted a new piece of legislation, titled the ‘One-Stop Service Act’, to attract foreign investors by providing quick services from a single window, sources said. The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has forwarded the draft Act to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for approval. The initiative to enact a law to attract foreign investments was taken by the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), at a board meeting on February 28, 2015. On July 27, 2016, the fourth BEZA board meeting had decided to enact the law, since no foreign investor was available as a result of various complexities in getting clearance from different government offices, the sources said. Talking to The Independent,…

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Bandwidth exports to Bhutan from May
Bandwidth exports to Bhutan from May
Bangladesh would start exporting bandwidth to Bhutan from the beginning of May. The landlocked Himalayan…

PM greets Turkish President Erdogan

PM greets Turkish President Erdogan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on winning the mandate of this country's people in favour of the constitutional amendment ushering in the Executive Presidential System, reports UNB. In a congratulatory letter sent to the Turkish President yesterday,…
70pc buildings to collapse if powerful tremor hits Ctg

70pc buildings to collapse if powerful tremor hits Ctg

CHITTAGONG: About 70 per cent of high-rise buildings in the port city will collapse if an earthquake of 7 to 8 magnitude on the Richter scale hits the city, says a new study of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUST), reports UNB. The survey, conducted by Earthquake Research Centre…
BBIN connectivity

BBIN connectivity

It is good to know that Bangladesh and Bhutan agreed to an early start of BBIN Motor Vehicle Agreement for the benefit of the countries involved. Indeed, as South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has rather become an ineffective regional entity, due to power struggle between India and…
Significance of Consumers International

Significance of Consumers International

Consumer International (CI) is the only global voice for the consumers. CI is the world confederation of consumer groups. It serves the consumers’ interest beyond the limits and boundaries of the states. CI’s functions are transnational and trans boundary. It was established in 1960 with…
Dhaka seeks Polish investment in shipbuilding, pharma sectors

Dhaka seeks Polish investment in shipbuilding, pharma sectors

Pointing out the competitive and skilled labour force and congenial business environment, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has urged the Polish entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh’s potential sectors like shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, leather and footwear and agro-processing,…
‘No doubt Syria has kept some chemical weapons’

‘No doubt Syria has kept some chemical weapons’

The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said there can be "no doubt" that Syria retains chemical weapons, reports BBC. Gen Mattis also said the Syrian government had moved its warplanes in recent days, speaking during a visit to Israel. He said Syria would be "ill-advised" to try…
IGCC’S RABINDRA SANGEET, RECITATION EVENING TODAY

IGCC’S RABINDRA SANGEET, RECITATION EVENING TODAY

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) has organised an evening of Rabindra Sangeet by Shama Rahman and recitation by Samiul Islam Poluck today at 7pm at Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh in the capital.  Shama Rahman is one of the leading contemporary Rabindra Sangeet…
Prime Bank cross stiff MSC hurdle

Prime Bank cross stiff MSC hurdle

Young offspinner Al Amin Junior starred again for Prime Bank Cricket Club when he tore apart the top and middle-order batsmen of Mohammedan Sporting Club in the third round game of the Walton Dhaka Premier League yesterday. Al Amin five-for restrict Mohammedan to 142 in 36.1 overs, after which Prime…
Solar power changes lives of Chandpur char people

Solar power changes lives of Chandpur char people

The use of solar power is becoming popular among the poor in remote rural and char areas of Chandipur district. It is changing the lives of thousands of people living there.  There are about 60,000 people living in char areas under Haimchar, Chandpur Sadar and Matlab North upazilas.  These…
No sign of improvement

No sign of improvement

There appears to be no sign of improvement in the struggling relationship between Bangladesh and Pakistan due to various reasons and Dhaka and Islamabad blame each other for the stagnant ties. Talking to high officials of the Bangladesh high commission in Islamabad and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…
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