As per the organisation’s decision, traders will stop purchasing from depots from next Wednesday (January 18) and sales to consumers indefinitely next Sunday (January 22). Speakers at the meeting said, “The supply of fuel has been less than the demand for a long time. Sylhet oil traders have no option but to protest.” The announcement […]
The company began letting go of employees from its devices division in November, a source told Reuters at the time that it was targeting about 10,000 cuts. According to tracking site Layoffs.fyi, the tech industry is set to lay off more than 150,000 workers in 2022, a number that continues to grow. Salesforce Inc CRM.N […]
Amazon.com Inc’s layoffs will now spread to more than 18,000 roles as part of headcount reductions that were previously disclosed, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said in a public employee note on Wednesday. He said the layoff decisions, which Amazon will begin on January 18, will impact the company’s e-commerce and human-resource organizations to a […]
Janendra Nath Sarkar was made the chairman of Petrobangla
Winter clothes are in great demand
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has reduced the price of liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, which is used for cooking and powering vehicles, by more than Rs 5 per kilogram for January. This means that for a 12 kg LPG cylinder, which is commonly used in households, consumers have to pay Rs 1,232 including VAT, […]
Referring to Bangladesh’s good geographical position, he said, “We can communicate with East, West, North and South.” Taking this opportunity, “we can produce, trade, export our products and develop our service areas and bring in tourists. Huge opportunities lie ahead of us,” she said. “Really we want to build our country,” she said. Sheikh Hasina, […]
India’s New Delhi Television Ltd said on Friday that its founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy had resigned as directors after billionaire Gautam Adani’s group took majority control of the media company. Along with Roy, four other independent directors have also resigned, effective December 30, NDTV said in a statement. Adani Enterprises Limited, through subsidiaries […]
Compared to the last time, one third of the books could be published. The price can increase by 30 to 40 percent. According to a report by Prothom Elo, the demand for paper increases when it comes to book fairs in February and the time for the publication of new textbooks in January. On getting […]
Newcastle coal futures are up almost 140% in 2022, the biggest jump since 2008. US gas futures and Dutch bulk gas prices are up more than 20% each, rising for the third year in a row. Gas prices are expected to remain higher amid limited new supplies as Europe continues to import LNG to rebuild […]
At Agargaon station, the first sign near the ticket counter warns people against traveling with pets. People will not be allowed to carry dangerous things like explosives in trains. Spitting of chewed betel leaves is strictly prohibited. Eating is not allowed on platforms and trains. Garbage cannot be thrown anywhere on the platform. The authorities […]
He said that since BRTC operates buses all over Dhaka, more routes would be added to the metro rail passenger service if necessary. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the country’s first metro rail service on Wednesday and passengers will be allowed to travel the next day.
Commuters go through a few steps to travel by metro rail, the first mass rapid transit system in Dhaka, one of the world’s most congested cities. The Uttara-Agargaon route has 17 stations, each with three floors, to be inaugurated in the first phase on December 28. The government is planning to open the next route […]
Siddiqui said that after returning to Dhaka, he also completed another four-month training. He said that currently Afija is undergoing technical and practical training at Metro Rail Depot in Diyabari, Uttara, while experts from Japan’s Metro Rail manufacturing company Mitsubishi-Kawasaki are training the operators on technical and practical issues. Initially, the metro train will run […]
The cards will initially be available at metro rail stations and the concerned authorities have taken initiative to appoint several firms to sell the cards outside the stations. One can get MRT pass by registering on DMTCL (Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited) website and app. Registration will open on Thursday. No registration will be required […]