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Even after fixing the prices of rawhide of sacrificial animal, leather traders are not getting the real prices of the hides. Discouraged by repeated low prices of rawhides in the previous years, the leather trades also showed hardly any interest in buying the rawhides especially from the rural...
Sufferings of millions of travelers, leaving the capital on the occasion of Eid ul Azha, escalated as massive road blockades and traffic jams were created due to sudden rush for exit.Sufferings went acute at different points on the Dhaka – Mawa highway leading to the recently opened Padma Brid...
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Amidst miseries suffered by flood victims who find too hard to earn livelihood, following the sudden downpours, Penny for Many, a nonprofit organisation distributed relief and hygiene kits to the flood affected people in different areas in Shunamgaj and Netrokona. With a view to offering a mini...
Due to negligence, latest-technology aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines are often facing accidents one after another at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). Five people, including the principal engineer of a Dreamliner of Bangladesh Biman Airlines have been suspended followi...
In the proposed budget, the government has announced plans to reduce inflation and bring relief to the commodity market. But the real picture is different as the burden of the inflation is on the shoulders of the consumers.Meanwhile, even if the prices of many products are reduced through tariff ben...
A day after announcement of the proposed budget, there was a mixed reaction from buyers and traders in the capital’s kitchen markets in regard to commodity prices. Except for price of edible oil, prices of most commodities remained stable, visits to several kitchen markets in the city on ...
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Bangladesh has become the first country in Asia in operating e-gates at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). As e-gates become operational on Tuesday at HSIA, passengers with e-passports will be able to pass immigration in less than 20 seconds. HSIA executive director, Group Captain K...
Several tower constructions beside the Padma Bridge to transfer the high voltage power line is scheduled to be complete today (Sunday). This initiative is under Aminbazar-Mawa-Mongla 400 KV transmission line (first revised) development project. Under the project, foundations of seven towers hav...
The draft amendment to the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules 1979 will finally be placed in the meeting of the Secretary Committee today (Tuesday), sources said. Although several attempts had been made for government officials and employees to submit their wealth statement mandatorily, it has...
At the time the metro rail construction is nearing completion, a wrong decision with its landing stations is creating uncertainty. The metro rail authority is saying they have already got the solution while different area landowners say they will not leave land if they do not get appropriate money f...
Direct shipment between Bangladesh and other countries are likely to boost the country’s economic activities, reduce cost and save time. The authorities concerned are firmly confident that adding such new sea routes will give an incredible speed to the economic wheel of the country. ...
Jet fuel prices have gone up again in the country. Forced to coordinate with the international market price, jet fuel price is gradually increasing threatening the very existence of the location airlines.The price of jet fuel has increased 18 times in the last one and a half years in the country. Ba...
A large number of smoke-free tobacco product manufacturers are doing business and evading a large amount of taxes. At the same time, the use of those tobacco products is putting the lives of millions of people at great risk. Currently, the number of tobacco product consumers stands...
This year, the government has approved 780 agencies in three phases to conduct Hajj activities. On Sunday (May 15), the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued an order allowing 80 agencies to conduct Hajj activities in the third phase.Earlier, on 8 May, 610 agencies were approved in the first phase an...
Amid the current flash floods which already damaged huge crops, the recent cyclone Asani caused severe damage to majorities of the Boro paddy across the country. Due to two consecutive natural calamities, many farmers have lost their harvest. Such a situation has also raised concerns about meet...
One after another natural calamity has affected the mango production this season. Although mangoes are expected to be available from the third week of the month (May), the presence of mangoes in the market has already been noticed. Mango growers have already started harvesting mangoes from the ...
The authorities concerned could not yet determine boundaries of 26 canals inside the city even in one year of taking charge. It is informed that following completion of Bangladesh Army's responsibility of demarking the boundaries eviction activities will begin in full swing. Dhaka North Cit...
Soybean oil is not available in the market even after three days of adjusting the new prices of soybean and palm oil on Thursday (May 05). Experts opined that it is important to find out the real cause of edible oil's disappearance. In the last one year, the country had imported about...
Although the schedule and fare of Hajj flights have been fixed, other activities have not been completed yet. Hajj agencies are skeptical about whether Hajj flights will be launched at the right time, especially since the Hajj package has not been announced. This year (2022) Hajj will be held o...
A recent study found that new tobacco products like e-cigarette’s liquid contain toxic substances that can cause inflammation across multiple organ systems also increasing the risks of brain damage. In April this year, the scientific journal eLife published a study on mice that indicated ...
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