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3-slab fees for e-passports proposed

The home ministry committee has recommended the fixing of fees of the much-talked about e-passport from Tk. 3,500 to Tk. 12,000 each. The service is likely to be introduced by July this year. Three categories of e-passports—normal, urgent and very urgent—would be issued with five to 10 years’ validity. Those below 18 years and above 65 years will get passports of five years’ validity only. Those who do not fall in this category will have a passport term of 10 years. At the same time, the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) will issue 48-page and 64-page passports with a validity of five years and 10 years as per the requirements of passport holders. According to the recommendations of the home ministry’s…

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Tokyo to give Dhaka $2.5b in dev assistance

Japan is going to ink a deal with Bangladesh for providing $2.5 billion Official Development Assistance…

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News

PM hosts iftar for NBR, Finance Division officials

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted an iftar mahfil for the officials of the Finance Division and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at her official residence Ganabhaban yesterday. Arriving at the iftar venue, the Prime Minister went round the tables set for the guests and enquired about their wellbeing.…

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Metro

PM for making Joyeeta Foundation economically stronger

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to enhance the financial capacity of the Joyeeta Foundation as a specialised organisation. She gave the directive during a meeting of the Joyeeta Foundation Board of Governors at her official residence Ganobhaban. PM's deputy…

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Editorial

Two bridges to spur development

The inauguration of two bridges on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, the second Meghna and Gumti bridges prior to Eid holidays, is received with much enthusiasm by thousands of people who will be travelling via this road in less than 10 days. As Eid holidays kick off next week, people will start leaving…

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Op-ed

Current trends of the textile industry

According to the annually released “World Trade Statistical Review 2018” by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the current dollar value of world textile (yarns and fabrics) and apparel (ready made garments) exports totaled $296.1 billion and $454.5 billion respectively in 2017, the amounts…

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Business

Export earnings from jute fall as taka gains against dollar

Export earnings from jute have fallen significantly due to the devaluation of the dollar in the global market, a trade war between China and the US, the absence of a strategic marketing strategy, and the high-cost of production of raw jute, according to industry insiders. Export Promotion Bureau…

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Worldwide

Trump downplays North Korea missile launches on Japan visit

US President Donald Trump yesterday played down recent missile launches by North Korea as he teed off a state visit to Japan with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Before hitting the course, Trump tweeted that North Korea had tested “some small weapons” that had “disturbed…

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Dhakalive

Cultural arena celebrates rebel poet’s birth anniv in style

The 120th birth anniversary of Bidrohi Kobi (Rebel Poet) Kazi Nazrul Islam was celebrated in a befitting manner across the country on May 25 (Saturday). Besides government’s massive initiative to mark the birth anniversary of Nazrul at the national level, various cultural organisations also celebrated…

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Sports

Mehidy aims to cover up for Tigers’ wrist spin void

Over the years leg-spinners played a big part in team’s success, especially when the ODI format of cricket started experiencing an avalanche of runs in the wake of field restrictions and players knack for to go to ultimate kill from the first delivery’ approach. The necessity of a leg-spinner…

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Nationwide

147 govt primary school bldgs ‘risky’ in Jashore

The Jashore district primary education department has announced 147 government primary school buildings, among a total of 1,285 such educational institutions, as risky in the district. Owing to the dilapidated conditions of these buildings, accidents may happen anytime in these schools. Besides, the…

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Govt to build 200 paddy silos to overcome space crisis

Owing to a shortage of space to store food grain in government silos across the country, the government has decided to construct 200 paddy silos at a cost of about Tk. 1,400 crore. At present, the storage capacity of food grain, including paddy, in government silos is about 21 lakh tonnes. The government…

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