Digital Security Bill passed The much-debated Digital Security Bill 2018 was passed in parliament last night with a harsh provision allowing police officials to search or arrest anyone without any warrant. Section 43 of the new law says if a police official believes that an offence under the law has
Read MoreGovt shows GDP grew by record 7.86pc in FY18, experts doubt Bangladesh’s gross domestic product growth hit record 7.86 per cent, beating the provisional estimation by 0.21 percentage points, in the past fiscal year of 2017-2018, according to the final calculation done by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. BBS in its
Read MoreSurging global prices likely to push up wheat import cost The cost of wheat import is likely to be higher notably this fiscal year due to an upward trend in the international prices of the food grain. The latest ‘Cereal Supply and Demand Brief’ by FAO forecasts 14 million tonnes
Read MoreExpert suggests Ctg port takeover by int’l operators The management of the country’s main sea port Chittagong should be handed over to an international port management entity to increase its efficiency. Over the next five years, the number of ships arriving at the Chittagong port will increase by 100 per
Read MoreWorld stocks hit one-week high on trade hopes World stocks hit their highest levels in over a week on Friday as expectations grew that the US and China would open new trade talks. The MSCI All-Country World index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, was up 0.4 per cent on
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