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Gas price hike, VAT on industries to be suicidal: DCCI Prez

Business Correspondent

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskin Ahmed has termed the decision to hike VAT and gas price ...

Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges

Observer Online Desk

Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it ...

Petrobangla's proposed gas price hike raises concern among industries

Shahnaj Begum

Petrobangla has submitted a proposal to revise gas prices from Tk30.75 to Tk75.72 per cubic metre for industrial and captive ...

Meghna Group of Industries steps into 50th year

Business Correspondent

Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), one of the leading conglomerates of Bangladesh, has stepped into its 50th year. To commemorate this ...

European countries: CA's press wing shares progress on visa issues

Observer Online Desk

Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder on Sunday shared the progress made following Bangladesh's request to European ...

The ‘High Seas Treaty’: Interests of developing countries

Muhammad Muzahidul Islam

The agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) is ...

India says US H1B visas benefit both countries after Trump, Musk backing

NEW DELHI, Jan 3: The movement of skilled professionals is an important part of India-US ties and benefits both countries, ...

Govt to import refined fuel oil from 8 firms of 7 countries

Business Correspondent

The government approved a proposal for procuring refined fuel oil to meet the demand during January to June 2025. The approval ...

SK Trims & Industries incurs Tk 4cr loss in July-Sept

Business Correspondent

SK Trims & Industries, a manufacturer of garment accessories, suffered a net loss of Tk 4.46 crore in the July-September ...

We want pragmatic ties with all countries: Mahfuj

Diplomatic Correspondent

Interim government Adviser Mahfuj Alam said on Sunday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must act in the best interests ...

European countries say they could reimpose sanctions on Iran

Observer Online Desk

Britain, France and Germany have raised the possibility of restoring sanctions against Iran to keep it from developing its nuclear ...

BD ranks 84th out of 127 countries in Global Hunger Index

Special Correspondent

About 11.9 per cent of Bangladesh's population is undernourished, 23.6 per cent of children under five are stunted, and 11.0 ...

India doesn't want democracy in neighbouring countries

Observer Online Desk

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said India does not want to see democracy in its ...

South Korean ex-defence minister tries to kill self

Observer Online Desk

South Korea's former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this ...

Firdausi Qadri receives award for innovators in developing countries

Observer Online Desk

Dr Firdausi Qadri, senior scientist at icddr,b and a globally recognized expert in infectious disease prevention, has been awarded the ...

World Bank announces record $100 bn support for world's poorest countries

Observer Online Desk

The World Bank announced Thursday that it has raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some ...

Diplomats of 28 European countries to meet Yunus Dec 9

Observer Online Report

Diplomats of 28 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on December ...

CHM and interests of developing countries

Muhammad Muzahidul Islam

There are particular locations beyond the national jurisdictions in the sea that do not belong to any States. No one ...

BD ready to absorb China's relocated industries in post-Trump era

Special Correspondent

The head of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun in an "open letter" to the ...

BD embassy in Thailand warns of job scams in 5 countries

The Bangladesh embassy in Thailand has warned citizens about job scams in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, following reports ...

Bangladesh nationals cautioned of going to five countries

Observer Online Report

The Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment has cautioned Bangladesh nationals not to go to five countries -- Thailand, ...

BD wants to boost business with different countries

Business Correspondent

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said the government wants to increase business engagement with different countries for ensuring supply of ...

BD weighs commercial, not political ties with countries

Commerce Adviser says while opening sale of potatoes

Business Correspondent

BD weighs commercial, not political ties with countries

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has said balancing supply and demand in the county needs liberal policy in global trade and ...

COP29 not yet near to finance deal for poorer countries

Shahnaj Begum from Baku, Azerbaijan

The United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29 has ...

27 envoys of European countries to meet Yunus soon in Dhaka

Observer Online Desk

Diplomats representing 27 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will together meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus soon ...

Fragile countries make $20b climate finance push at COP29

BAKU, Nov 15: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 ...

COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries

BAKU, Nov 14: Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope ...

Putin promises ‘total support’ for African countries

SOCHI, Nov 10: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday promised Moscow's "total support" for Africa, at a conference with African ...

COP29 needs to address challenges of developing countries: SPIL

Special Correspondent

The U.N. Climate Change Conference or the Conference of Parties (COP29) due next week needs to urgently address major gaps ...

Human rights much better in BD than many countries

Home Adviser says after meeting Volker Turk

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) on Tuesday said the human rights condition in Bangladesh is much ...