Production of locally made smartphone is on rise as the manufactures hoping growth of this sector following country new journey during post mass uprising period.
Both the local and global brands have increased their production by more than six percent in September compared to previous month, showed the statistics of telecom regulator.
Talking to The Shuttle Times, Jakaria Shahid, president of the mobile phone industry owners association of Bangladesh (MIOB) said, “We are optimistic that something encouraging is going to happen as the telecom regulator has started work on several issues for market growth.”
According to statistics of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the production of mobile phones in September registered a total increase of 1.14 lakh units compared to previous month.
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
(TCB) has taken necessary preparations ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan
through importing commodities as well as local procurement of items.
As part of its huge activities, the TCB would sell some 20,000 metric tons of
lentil, two crore liters of edible oil and 10,000 metric tons of sugar every
month alongside selling onion and potatoes across the country through imports
under the directives of the Ministry of Commerce.
Apart from this, the TCB would sale 10,000 metric tons of chickpeas and 1,500
metric tons of dates during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
Highlighting the extreme discrimination faced by fishermen and the fisheries sector in general, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said on Saturday that the government is working at its highest capacity to eradicate the existing discrimination in the fisheries sector.
She made these comments at a seminar titled Challenges and Forward Rights of Small-Scale Fishing Communities: The Context of Bangladesh at the CIRDAP conference hall.
Those who catch fish for their livelihood are the real fishermen. In this case, businesspeople cannot be included. Referring to wage discrimination among fishermen, the adviser said the recognition of female fishermen needs strong support—they should not be differentiated from other fishermen. If opportunities and facilities are provided, fishermen will no longer remain poor.
The United States has said they want to see freedom of religion is respected in Bangladesh, and people are held accountable for any attacks.
"We have, in our discussions with Bangladeshi officials, made clear that we want to see freedom of religion respected," US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in a regular media briefing in Washington on November 7.
Miller said they want to see people are held accountable in any attack as is appropriate under Bangladeshi law
And, he added, it is true of their position in Bangladesh and anywhere in the world.