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Eco-friendly electric bus to be introduced in Dhaka in 2-yrs
Special Correspondent:Eco-friendly electric bus will be launched in the capital Dhaka in next two years. Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said this in an interview with a prominent news media.The mayor said he was overwhelmed to see such a bus while attending the World Climate Conference in Scotland.…
Read More »Early variety of potato boosts farmers fortune
Nilphamari Correspondent: The early potato harvest has brought fortune to the farmers in Nilphamari district as traders are paying exceptionally high prices for the kitchen staple amid increased demand in the country’s major cities.The situation is unlike the previous season when the farmers incurred huge losses due to preserving their…
Read More »Leather sector seeks RMG-like facilities
Industry Desk: Bangladesh has a huge prospect of attracting investors to the leather sector, like footwear, leather, and leather goods production as the government offers a wide range of incentives to these businesses.About that, Syed Nasim Manzur said, “The government provides 17 types of incentives to the leather sector which…
Read More »Price of Broiler chicken rises in city market
Staff Correspondent: The price of broiler chicken has increased by Tk 10 per kg within a week in the kitchen markets of the capital.On the other hand, the price of Pakistani cock or golden chicken has decreased by Tk 50 a kg.Traders were selling broiler chicken at Tk 160-165 per…
Read More »PM places 5 proposals to deal with impacts on public health, nutrition
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for taking urgent steps collectively to address the Covid-19 challenges and its impacts on public health and nutrition. “The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has created a significant setback in our nutrition initiatives. Urgent actions and united efforts are needed to address…
Read More »8 Bangladeshi named in Pandora Papers
Special Correspondent: A document of the Pandora Papers was released on Monday night (Bangladesh time) where eight Bangladeshis were named.All eight of them own companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.Pandora Papers is created by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) to expose the offshore secrets of wealthy elites.The…
Read More »Students may lose $17 tr in lifetime earnings for Covid learning loss: Report
UNB: Students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of yesterday’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report published yesterday by the World Bank, UNESCO, and UNICEF.The new projection reveals that the impact is…
Read More »Indonesia imposes tariff on apparel from BD
Industry Desk: Indonesia puts safeguard duties ranging from $1.33 to $4.34 on RMG and accessories products from Bangladesh and other countries. But exempted eight items of headwear and neckwear.Entered into force on 12 November 2021, the duties, which will remain for three years till November 2024. This tariff rate will…
Read More »Day-long rains water-logging cripple city life
Golam Mostafa Jibon: Several parts of the capital city Dhaka turned into swamps yesterday due to day-long untimely rainthat paralyzes normal life and creates a traffic chaos at places.Sufferings of commutersespecially office and school goers mounted abnormally as most of the streets in the capital were submerged with the rain…
Read More »Use resources for dev, not arms
PM to world community Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdayurged the global community to use resources for universal and sustainable development, not for arms, in this critical juncture of the Covid-19 pandemic.“At this critical juncture in the world, I urge people to use their resources to achieve universal sustainable…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
