Dortmund, July 12: In order to create awareness among the consumers about the use of jute products instead of plastic and also to promote jute products in the German market, a day-long workshop organized by the Europe-based diaspora organisation, BASUG will be held in Dortmund City Corporation Building on Saturday, the 14th July. The workshop is a part of the on-going project of BASUG on ‘Jute instead of Plastic’ in Germany. The Nepalese General

Chief Economics Correspondent  bdnews24.com Remittance, one of the key actors in Bangladesh's economy, has dropped in the first two months of the current fiscal year by 15.3 percent. Analysts think there will be 'negative' impact on the country's macro-economy if the downtrend in remittance flow continues. According to data published by the Bangladesh Bank on Monday, the Bangladeshi expatriates remitted over $1.18 billion in August. The amount is