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Parliament goes for approve national budget for FY25

Parliament went into the first budget session on Wednesday to debate and pass the proposed national budget for the fiscal 2024-2025. President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday summoned the 3rd session (budget session) of the 12th parliament, exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution. The parliamentary […]

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Biman in dumping tactics on domestic routes

Novoair CEO tells The Daily Star in an interview State-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines is dumping seats into the domestic market and making the routes economically unworkable for local private carriers, said Novoair Managing Director Mofizur Rahman. In an interview with The Daily Star at his office recently, Rahman said he welcomed competition but not at […]

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Japanese investors sanguine about business potential in Bangladesh

ITO Naoki, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, says in an interview The relationship between Japan and Bangladesh is a trusted and time-tested one. Bangladesh became Japan’s biggest recipient of official development assistance in 2020. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started more than a year ago, there has been a lot of talks and anticipation about Japanese businesses […]

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Work together to disseminate knowledge

Shohoz Founder and Managing Director Maliha M Quadir shares her thoughts at The Daily Star’s The Chief Executive Show powered by Marico “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” Like 19th-century American journalist Margaret Fuller, Maliha M Quadir, founder and managing director of Shohoz, the fastest-growing start-up in Bangladesh, believes in […]

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Be proud of yourself and your achievements

Mubina Asaf, head of legal and external affairs at BAT Bangladesh, says during an interview with The Frontpage Bangladesh has made impressive strides in empowering women in recent decades. Today, women are better educated and holding top positions at government and corporate offices. But Mubina Asaf, head of legal and external affairs at BAT Bangladesh, […]

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