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18 Feb 2018, 00:00
Bangladesh is going to enter the era of fourth generation internet service 4G after long anticipation. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will hand over the 4G licenses to the operators formally on Monday.
Grameenphone (GP) subscribers can avail the service in Dhaka within 15 minutes of formal enactment of the service in the country.
CEO of GP Michael Foley in a press briefing at a city hotel said on Sunday, we hope that we can enact the service immediately after getting the 4G license on Monday.
He said, the subscribers of two cities including Dhaka who upgraded their SIM cards for 4G can avail the service within 15 minutes of inauguration. But he did not mention the name of other city.
In the program two 4G handsets were inaugurated for the market of Bangladesh.
The WE T 1 and Micromax Canvas 1 named cobranded handsets were formally launched by Spectrum Management Director General of BTRC Brigadier General Md. Nasim Parvez.
CEO of GP Michael Foley, Deputy CEO Yasir Azman, Co-founder of Micromax Informatics Vikash Jain and Managing Director of Amra Holdings Limited Syed Farhad Ahmed were present during the occasion.
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Gold prices hit a record high
Gold prices creating records one after another in the world market. The price of this precious metal is constantly increasing.
For the first time in history, gold prices rose above $2,400 per ounce to an all-time high on Friday ( April 12).
Earlier, on April 5, gold prices crossed $ 2,300 an ounce for the first time in the world market. Just seven days later, on Friday, the price exceeded $ 2,400. Which is the highest in the world market.
Experts had expected the price of gold to exceed $ 2,300 per ounce this year. It has already exceeded. The price of gold will increase further.
Economist Mahfuz Kabir said that the price of gold is increasing in the world market mainly due to the Federal Reserve's indication of reducing interest rates and geopolitical tensions. When interest rates fall, people choose gold as a medium of investment. As a result, the price surges. Gold is now being sold at the highest price in the world market. This price may increase further.
Bottled Soybean oil prices raised by Tk 4 per litre
The price of bottled soybean oil has been hiked by Tk 4 on the other hand the price of loose soybean oil reduced by Tk 2 per litre.
State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam said this at a press briefing at the secretariat on Thursday (April 18).
According to the new decision, price of bottled soybean oil hiked to Tk 167 from Tk 163 per litre.
The State Minister said that the price of loose soybean oil has been reduced to Tk 147 from Tk 149 per liter. However, the price of bottled soybean oil has been increased from Tk 163. This price will be effective from tomorrow.
Earlier, on Monday Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners & Vanaspati Manufacturers proposed the government to raise the price of soybean oil by Tk 10 to Tk 173 per liter.
Gold prices slashed by Tk 3,138 per bhori
Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (Bajus) has reduced the price of gold after three consecutive hikes this month.
The price of gold has been reduced again in the country's market after three days of fixing the new price.
The price of 22 carat gold has been reduced by Tk 3,138 per bhori (11.664 grams) and the new price has been fixed. The price of per bhori of good quality gold (22 Carat)
is 1 lakh 16 thousand 290 taka.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Bajus Standing Committee on Tuesday (April 23). This information was given in a notification signed by the chairman of the committee Masudur Rahman.
Bangladesh Jewelers Association has fixed the new price of gold considering the overall situation, said Masudur Rahman
However, the price of 21 carat gold has been reduced by Tk 3,009 to Tk 1,10,995.
Gold prices slashed by Tk 629
The price of gold has slashed again. Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has reduced the prices of gold by Tk 629 per bhori (11.664gm).
This information was given in a press release signed by Masudur Rahman, chairman of the Standing Committee on Price Fixation and Monitoring cell of (Bajus) on Saturday (April 27).
The new revised prices will be effective on Saturday (April 27). It will remain in effect until further notice.
The price of good quality gold (22 carat gold) has been reduced by Tk 630 per bhori. The price of 22 carat gold will now cost Tk 1,12,931 per bhori. Earlier the price was TK 1,13,561.
India to export 99150 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh
India has approved the export of about one lakh tonnes of onion to six countries, including Bangladesh, amid onion export ban.
The approval eased the earlier ban on sending onions produced mainly in Maharashtra to six countries, including three neighbouring countries.
The countries are the United Arab Emirates, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh according to the Times of India said on Saturday ( April 27)
The National Cooperative Exports Limited or NCEL of India is the agency will export onions to these countries.
Apart from this, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has also ordered the export of 2,000 tonnes of white onion specially cultivated for the Middle East and European countries.
Gold prices drop again by Tk1,155 per bhori
Extreme instability is being observed in the gold market. Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has reduced the price of this precious item for the sixth time in a raw in the last seven days after increasing it three times this month.
Bajus has issued a notification fixing the new price of gold in the country's market on Monday (April 29).
As a result, the price of 22-carat gold has dropped by Tk1,155 per bhori.
The price of 21 carat gold has been fixed at TK1,11,461 for one bhori (11.664 grams). The previous price was Tk1,12,615.
According to the notification, the price of Tejabi Gold (Pure Gold) has decreased in the local market. As a result, the new price of gold has been fixed considering the overall situation.
A development budget of 2 lakh 65 thousand crores is ready around the new financial year
The Planning Commission has prepared the Annual Development Program (ADP) for the new financial year. The draft ADP was finalized in an extended meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday (May 7). It will be presented for approval at the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting soon.
According to the sources of the Planning Commission, the commission has finalized the development budget of 2 lakh 65 thousand crore for the financial year 2024-25. Out of this, a target of spending 1 lakh 65 thousand crores from government funds and 1 lakh crores from foreign loans has been set. Apart from this, autonomous institutions have their own funding of 13 thousand 286 crores 19 lakhs. In all, the size of the new ADP will be 2 lakh 78 thousand 286 crore 19 lakh taka.
It is known that the maximum allocation in the proposed ADP for the financial year 2024-25 is being given to the transport and communication sector. The amount of proposed allocation in this sector is 70 thousand 687 crore 76 lakh taka. However, the local government department will get the maximum allocation based on the ministry. There is an allocation of 38 thousand 808 crore 88 lakh taka.
The second highest allocation is then allocated to the power and energy sector; 40 thousand 751 crore 86 lakh taka. The education sector is getting the third highest allocation; 31 thousand 528 crore 60 lakh taka. Among other sectors, 24 thousand 868 crore 3 lakh taka is being allocated to housing and community facilities sector, 20 thousand 682 crore 88 lakh taka to health sector, 17 thousand 986 crore 21 lakh taka to local government and rural development and 13 thousand 219 crore to agriculture sector.
Besides, 6 thousand 492 crore 18 lakh taka for industry and economic services, 4 thousand 786 crore 92 lakh taka for science and information technology, 3 thousand 492 crore taka for religion-culture and entertainment, 3 thousand 304 crore taka for social security, 3 thousand 308 crore taka for public order and security. crores and 2 thousand 133 crores have been earmarked for allocation to the general public services sector.
There are 1 thousand 337 total projects with allocation in ADP of the next financial year. Out of this, 1,277 projects will be transferred from the revised ADP of the current financial year. Remaining 60 new projects.
