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Duty-Free Access to US Market
BKMEA expects Yunus to join Washington public hearing
Knitwear manufacturers are expecting Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus' participation in a public hearing in the American capital city Washington on May 16 that would elicit opinion on allowing dutyand
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Update intellectual property acts to woo FDI
Speakers say at seminar
Terming the existing intellectual property related laws very old, speakers at a seminar in Dhaka have urged the government to update those for protection from piracy and intellectual property infringement.
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Poor infrastructure holds back tourism
Speakers say as Dhaka Travel Mart kicks off
As a three-day international tourism fair began in Dhaka yesterday, speakers at the inaugural function said Bangladesh fails to tap tourism potential due to poor infrastructure and lack of promotional
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Property Registration
Under-pricing causes huge revenue loss
Says finance adviser
Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday alleged that under-pricing of lands or apartments during registration that ultimately caused revenue loss to the government.
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Safe workplace fair begins tomorrow
A series of shows titled 'Nirapad Karmakhetro Mela', or safe workplace fair, the first of its kind, begins tomorrow at Wiseghat in Old Dhaka in a bid to create awareness about safe workplace.
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Global majority backs globalisation
Reveals survey
Globalisation has been a force for good but environmental and labor standards need stronger protection from unfettered trade, according to a US survey of 18 countries released Thursday.
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BASF global VP in Dhaka
Dr Udo Bergmann, global vice president and head of Global Business Unit of Polyamide and Intermediates of BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit, says a pressrelease.
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Dhaka needs to take part in all WTO talks
Roundtable told
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday suggested Bangladeshi officials' direct participation in all trade negations at the WTO headquarters in Geneva for the benefit of the country.
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Politics keep WTO in waiting game
The WTO hopes to wrap up a global trade deal by the end of this year but the political calendar, especially in the United States, is encouraging some of the major actors to play a waiting game.
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Euro flirts anew with all-time dollar high
The euro came within a whisker of a new all-time high against the dollar Wednesday as traders shook off the latest upbeat economic news from the United States and bet on weakness ahead.
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