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Oct 31 2020 That grim caravan just won’t stop

It was 4:00am yesterday when the first light of dawn was still far from the Dhaka sky. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 Remittance likely to grow 8 percent

Remittance flow to Bangladesh is likely to grow by 8 percent in 2020, compared to that of the previous year. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 Trouble over trash dump

A garbage dump, created on around five bighas of land of an NGO in Bogura, is facing DoE censure for not having an environmental clearance certificate. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 Kamal seeks IFC’s support to make Bangla bond vibrant

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has requested the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to take initiatives to make the Bangla bond vibrant. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 18 more die, 1,320 test positive

Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 PM vows to wipe out poverty

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday vowed to eradicate poverty from the country through the combined efforts of all. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 Steel sector in need of policy support

Bangladesh’s steel sector needs business friendly policy support from the government in order to overcome the Covid-19 fallouts, according to Aameir Alihussain, managing director of BSRM, a leading steel manufacturer. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 Undocumented Workers: Malaysia mulls temp work permits

Malaysia is considering issuing temporary work permits to illegal foreign workers to overcome a shortage of expatriate workers in its oil palm and rubber industries, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Oct 31 2020 Armenia, Azerbaijan Trade Fresh Accusations of Karabakh Shelling 

Armenia and Azerbaijan once more accused each other of bombing residential areas on Saturday, in defiance of a pact to avoid the deliberate targeting of civilians in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.   
Shelling was reported by both sides within hours of the latest agreement to defuse the conflict, reached after talks in Geneva between [...]

 

Oct 31 2020 WFP Boosts Aid to Kenyan Urban Poor Because of Pandemic 

The World Food Program is increasing cash assistance to hundreds of thousands of Kenya’s urban poor, hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says Kenya has recorded 52,612 cases of coronavirus, including 964 deaths.  
COVID-19 thrives and spreads easily in crowded urban settlements and poor sanitary conditions.  In Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, [...]

 
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