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Most clauses of CHT Peace Treaty have been fully implemented: PM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today said most of the clauses of the landmark "Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Treaty" have been fully implemented or under process for execution.

Export income rises 8.3% in seven months

  Exports for July to January, the first seven months of the ongoing fiscal year (2015-16), rose by 8.3 per cent to $19.27 billion compared to the same period in the last fiscal year, Export Promotion Bureau data indicated on Monday.

ECNEC approves eight projects worth Tk. 2865 crore

  The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today cleared eight development projects including inter- district border road construction, with an outlay of Taka 2,865 crore.

Cabinet approves MoU with Malaysia to send 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers

  The cabinet approved the draft of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia with a target of sending 15 lakh Bangladeshi workers there in three years under a G2G Plus process.

PM Sheikh Hasina becomes member of UN High-level Panel on Water

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepted a proposal of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for becoming a member of a UN High-level Panel on Water as the UN secretary general phoned the Premier.