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A precious mineral named Monazite, an essential rawmaterial for producing battery, laptop charger and mobile magnet, has been discovered in the sands of Jamuna River, the geologist sources said. Geologists have confirmed that this type of monazite is very essential for industrial use, which can meet...
Trading of sacrificial animals on occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha started in all the makeshift markets in the capital on Wednesday which will continue till the day before Eid. A total of 2362 temporary cattle markets have been installed across the country among which 24 are in the capital Dhaka. Tr...
The major three government transport organisations are all set to provide a smooth and hassle-free journey during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, to be celebrated across the country on August 12. The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), Bangladesh Railway (BR) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transpor...
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As the eid-ul-Azha is nearer, price of spices are becoming dearer. Just a week ahead of this sacrificial festival, price of garlic, ginger, green cardamom and others is increasing gradually, while price of vegetables, meat and chicken bringing relief to consumers. Per kilogram (kg) ginger price incr...
With the rising incidents of dengue fever, sale of insecticide sprays, mosquito coils and electric mosquito rackets, mosquito repellent lotions and mosquito nets are also rising sharply. Retailers said that demands for such mosquito repellents and mosquito killing insecticides have increased to a gr...
Despite an ongoing devastating flood, and shortage of cattle feed, there will be no shortfall of sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Azha in the country. Due to government initiatives, farmers will not have to face losses, confirmed Dr. A B M Khaleduzzaman, assistant director (farm) of the livesto...
There is a big opportunity ahead of Bangladesh to give the country’s leather industry a boost as many of the Chinese leather factories are expected to close down on pollution ground. Bangladesh Tanners’ Association (BTA) chairman Shaheen Ahmed told this to Bangladesh Post on Saturday. He...
As the flood situation is continuously worsening in the country, kitchen market traders are taking advantage to increase the price of various essentials showing reason of crops land damage. However, buyers refuse to comply with the traders’ demand and urging the relevant authorities to co...
To save the country’s major six rivers, the government has approved a master plan which includes short, medium and long term crash programmes. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already approved the master plan and gave directives to take steps for implementation without making any delay. &...
Due to indiscriminate corruption of some crooked officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines the national flag carrier has again come back to its long track record of incurring loss after a brief period of gaining profit. Different level Biman officials have taken 45,000 international and domestic air ti...
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) would introduce another 83 double buses in the city to its fleet of 600 before the coming Eid festival next month. According to BRTC, in the first week of August, these buses will be added to its fleet and will operate on long routes to ensure hassle-free...
The government has embarked on massive initiatives to facilitate the countries Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and raise the sector’s contribution to GDP from present 25 percent to 32 percent by 2024. The initiatives will also help the government to reach the city facilities to villag...
Due to the worsening flood situation across the country, the price of almost all vegetables and sugar have gone up while the prices of onion, egg, and fish remain stable. At the capital’s different kitchen market, onion was found selling between Tk 32 and 34 per kilogram (kg), which was Tk 36-...
Agriculture is gradually becoming a major export earning sector for Bangladesh. Trade analysts and government sources said exports of different agricultural products will cross 1 billion dollar mark in the ongoing fiscal year, if the current rising trend continues. According to Export Promotion Bure...
Prices of all kinds of spices have started surging owing to unscrupulous traders’ attempt to cash in on the rising demand of the essentials during Eid-ul-Adha.With still about three weeks to go before the holy festival, the wholesale and retail prices of different spices have increased by at l...
Bangladesh holds the third position after China and India in terms of producing vegetables, according to the United Nations World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Many experts describe this success as a silent revolution in vegetable production over the last decade. At present, the country i...
The present stock of domestic animals in the country is more than enough to meet the demand for sacrificial animals during the coming Eid-ul-Adha. But, officials opine that like in the previous year, a good number of the sacrificial animals will remain unsold this year as well. Md Mahbubur Rahman, d...
Despite repeated plans and projects undertaken by the governments over the past decades, severe waterlogging still wreak havoc on the life of Dhaka city dwellers. Only an hour-long rainfall inundates most parts of the city and the city transportation comes to a stand still. As shown in the above pic...
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Despite huge potentials, the growth of aviation industry of the country is being decelerated due to various types of high service charges such as landing, parking, route navigation, airports charge in domestic and international routes. On the other hand domestic jet fuel cost comparing to inter...
Bangladesh can save several billion dollars as import cost if the country’s spinning and textile mills use jute as a major alternative to cotton in producing yarn, experts said. Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) has recently innovated a method, through which they produced the fine...
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