The Cabinet yesterday approved the draft of Urban and Zone Planning Bill, 2017 aimed at bringing discipline in land management and restricting the misuse of land in the country.
The Cabinet gave the approval in principle at its regular weekly meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal for the inclusion of the 25th March in the Class ‘Ka’ of the circular issued by the Cabinet Division that declared the Day as the Mass Killing Day.
The Cabinet also approved in principle the draft of ‘The Textile Act, 2017’, ‘The Expatriate Welfare Board Act, 2017’ and ‘The Pesticides Bill, 2017’.
President Md. Abdul Hamid said upcoming International Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference will brighten the image of the country worldwide. The President said this while Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr.
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury made a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban yesterday. During the meeting, the Speaker informed about the overall preparation of holding upcoming International Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference slated for the April 1 to 5. Dr. Chaudhury informed that as many as 1300 delegates from 113 member countries across the world have already registered for the conference.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that the home economics education has been playing a direct role in achieving 10 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) announced by the United Nations (UN).
In a message on the eve of the World Home Economics Day, the Premier said that observance of the day in Bangladesh would flourish the home economics education here.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday invited Singaporean investors and businessmen to avail the business and investment opportunities being offered by the government for foreigners for highlighting the sustainable economic and business performance of Bangladesh.
The Minister was addressing the Bangladesh Business Seminar in Singapore Business Federation (SBF) auditorium.
The Minister urged Singapore investors to invest in many of the country’s promising sectors including garment, IT, pharmaceuticals and ship building as well as in leather products, furniture and frozen fruit industries.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Memon yesterday said the government is working relentlessly to address infrastructure and connectivity problems of the country for flourishing tourism industry.
The Minister was addressing a roundtable discussion on tourism taking France Ambassador in Dhaka Sophie Aubert and Canadian High Commissioner Benoit Pierre Laramee to Rose Garden Palace in Old Dhaka.
State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan yesterday assured of considering the proposals relating to exemption of tax from manufacturing of laptop, computer and internet based devices for flourishing the IT industry.
The assurance came when ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak and the ICT trade body leaders submitted a 17-point proposal for development of ICT sector at a pre-budget discussion held at the Bangladesh Computer Council Auditorium in the capital.
Bangladesh Bank has issued a master circular on rules and regulations of the Refinancing Scheme for Environment-friendly products and initiatives. As per the circular, entrepreneurs will get bank loan at lower interest rate for some 51 environment-friendly products and initiatives in 8 sectors under a Tk 200 crore re-financing scheme.
It said the government has set the solar irrigation pumping system as a priority sector to replace the conventional diesel and electricity-run pumps.
Bangladesh Bank gives permission to state-owned Sonali Bank to take necessary step to bring PayPal’s operation in Bangladesh. Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank issued the order yesterday to make the global online payment system PayPal available in Bangladesh.
The government has taken a project involving Taka 182 crore to preserve 360 historical places of the Liberation War aimed at letting the new generation know the glory and facts of the history of 1971 war. The government will also set up Muktijuddha Smriti Jadughar (Liberation War Memorial Museum) at each of the 360 historical sites. The project is expected to be completed by June 2019.
– Press Wing, London, 21 March 2017