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Bangladesh, June 1 -- The national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 should focus more on tackling inequality through redistribution and saving lives amid the pandemic, rather than economic growth, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue.The budget should set targets on employment and growth in income at the household level rather than GDP growth or per capita income.Institutional weaknesses and the inability to implement the reform agenda...

Section of global media, CSOs campaigning against Bhasan Char with distorted info: MoFA United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, June 1 -- The government of Bangladesh has said a section of international media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been continuously campaigning against Bhasan Char and Rohingya relocation with distorted information. Noting this with "great disappointment" the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said such campaign will undermine the mag...

KATHMANDU, June 1 -- A leader of the Bibeksheel Sajha Party, Ujjwal Thapa, has passed away.Issuing a statement, Milan Pandey, chairman of Bibeksheel Sajha Party, shared that Thapa, 44, breathed his last at 4:25 PM on Tuesday.Thapa, who had founded the erstwhile Bibeksheel Nepali Dal, was undergoing treatment for the past few weeks after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection.Although he tested negative for the virus on Monday, his health was...

42 tonnes of poppy seeds seized at Chattogram port United News of Bangladesh (UNB) Bangladesh, June 1 -- Customs authorities on Tuesday claimed to have seized 42 tonnes of poppy seeds worth Tk 15 crore at Chattogram port. Officials said that the poppy seeds were imported from Malaysia by a trader based in Old Dhaka -- Ajmin Trade Center -- in the garb of mustard seeds. The seizure was made on a tip-off. On April 18, Ajmin Trade Centers clearing agent Hotline Cargo International ...

He chose to risk his life to feed street animals and people when most people confined themselves to their homes My Republica KATHMANDU, June 1 -- "I tested negative after 16 days of isolation and treatment. On day 17, I was on the road feeding dogs." When people confined themselves to their houses closing businesses, markets and restaurants, to stay protected from COVID-19, streets people and animals were the one to suffer the most. There was no place for them to go. However, no...

Kathmandu, May 31 -- At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has badly affected the income prospects of the general public and disrupted employment opportunities, the government has cut down its target for jobs creation for the fiscal year 2021-22.The budget for the upcoming fiscal year, presented by Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on Saturday, aims to create less than 350,000 new jobs in 2021-22 through its employment-related schemes and...

Bangladesh, May 31 -- Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday expressed deepest condolence and grief at the sad demise of Ambassador Q. A. M. A. Rahim, the seventh Secretary General of SAARC."Ambassador Rahim was a distinguished Bangladeshi diplomat and I remember his contribution to our beloved motherland and in improving the SAARC process as the Secretary General," Dr Momen said.Read: 2 senior UN officials in city; visit to Bhasan Char...

Nepal, May 31 -- Nepal is still in the middle of a deadly second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that continues to kill over 100 Nepalis every day. The current lockdown, initiated to cut viral transmission, has affected businesses and livelihoods. Particularly, the current extended restrictions have been criticised for forcing people into panic buying supplies while being myopic towards the needs and purchasing capacity of the poor.In spite of...

Walton to reward students total at least Tk 1 crore for laptop purchase Bangladesh, May 31 -- Bangladeshi super brand Walton on Sunday announced Tk 1 crore worth scholarship for students. The Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, as the chief guest inaugurated the Walton Laptop Crore Taka Scholarship project online Sunday at the Walton Corporate Office in the capitals Bashundhara. State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain was the special guest. From June 1, students purchasing a W...

Bangladesh, May 31 -- The High court on Monday revoked its stay order on the recruitment process of 54,000 teachers to private schools, colleges and madrasas across the country.Besides, the HC ordered the Non-government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to direct the authorities concerned to recruit within four weeks around 2,500 candidates who filed contempt of court petitions against NTRCA .Also read: HC turns down...