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Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent influx of more than 40,000 Rohnigyas into Bangladesh fleeing conflict in the Myanmar’s bordering states. He raised the concern while Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Kyaw Soe Moe paid a maiden call on...
Saiful Hasan, 52, could not keep his last words to his wife as he was killed after being shot by police on August 5 during the student-led mass uprising. Although victory was achieved through the July-August uprising, Saiful, like many others, could not return to his family members, as he embra...
Country, Districts
Intake of safe food can be the crucial means of maintaining sound health as unsafe dietary habits, particularly excessive consumption of trans fats and salt, are increasing the risk of hypertension related non-communicable diseases and deaths throughout the country.The risk of various non-communicab...
Speakers in a meeting in Khulna on Wednesday stressed the need for massive social awareness to combat dengue prevalence.There is no alternative to make people aware in controlling mosquito-borne diseases including dengue, they said in a meeting on dengue prevention at the GIZ conference room of Khul...
Business & Commerce
The government has started selling essential goods at fair prices for ready-made garment (RMG) workers through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Wednesday formally inaugurated the programme at a function held at the Jaber & Zu...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - on Wednesday plunged further due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.The prime index of the DSE decreased by 49.75 points, settling at 5,316.21. The blue-chip index, DS30, a group of 30 promine...
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Experts stressed on developing modern technologies to reduce significant annual food loss in Bangladesh as the country’s annual estimated food loss and waste is around 19.4 percent from production to consumption level.Bangladesh has made significant strides in food production over the years, b...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said the prosecution team of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) would take step following the due process in trying the journalists accused in genocide and crimes against humanity cases over the mass uprising of July-August."It ...
Newly appointed European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Tuesday conveyed readiness of the EU to support the reform agenda of the Interim Government. He made the remark while paying an introductory courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain at the latter&#...
A pall of gloom descended upon family of Hafez Sajjad Hossain Sabbir as he was shot dead by police when he participated in a protest under the banner of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on July 19.“We are still under cycle of trauma because we cannot bear tragic farewell of Sa...
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said that the interim government is fully committed to providing comprehensive medical care and rehabilitation for those injured during the July Revolution. "The government is very serious about ensuring proper treatment for the injured. I want...
The government will take necessary steps against extortionists in the garments sector as it is aware enough of the crime, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder in the city on Tuesday.“The government is enough aware of it (extortion). If the garment sector is ...
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Welcoming more US investment in Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said his government has taken steps to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and improve the business climate in the country."You have come at the right time here," Prof Yunus said when Chief Ex...
India's foreign minister flies to Pakistan for a summit on Tuesday, the first visit by New Delhi's top envoy to its arch-rival neighbour in nearly a decade.Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will travel to Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to "represent India at the ...
The World White Cane Safety Day-2024 was observed in Rangpur on Tuesday with a call to ensure safe travel, mainstreaming and participation of visually impaired people in every field of social activities.The district administration and Department of Social Services (DSS) jointly organized a discussio...
The non-resident High Commissioner of Ghana to Bangladesh, Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh, paid a farewell call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at the Bangabhaban in the capital on Tuesday.During the meeting, the President thanked the outgoing envoy of the Republic of Ghana for his successful performance h...
Shipping adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hussain on Tuesday said measurers would be taken to break syndicate of middlemen controlling goods transportation via river-routes. “To pursue the efforts, the shipping ministry will soon announce a ‘Goods Transportation Poli...
Stocks on Tuesday extended its losing streak as the risk-averse investors preferred to book profit on quick-gaining shares.DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), closed the day with 7.58 points down and settled at 5,365.96 points. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 5.79 poin...
Leaders of the edible oil traders on Tuesday sought waiver of import duty on soybean and palm oils along with all value-added tax (VAT) imposed at the production and business stages to stabilise the edible oil prices in the market.The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners Association made the proposal d...
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