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Momen tells UN HR chief Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday briefed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet about government’s efforts to protect and promote human rights in the country.Bangladesh also raised the issue of Rohygyia crisis and laid emphasis on repatriation of the Rohingya to…

Court Correspondent: The High Court (HC) yesterday ordered the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the government didn’t seek information of deposits of Bangladesh money in the Swiss banks.The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the suo moto order and…

Kerb market price stood at Tk 119 Staff Correspondent: Most of the money exchange houses in the capital have shortage of dollars. At present, the number of buyers is more than the sellers in these exchanges. Even the supply of dollars is very less compared to the buyers – this…

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh received $55 crores in the first 7 days of August. According to the current exchange rate (Tk 95 per dollar) which is Tk 5,225 crore and 48.20 percent higher than that of August last year.On the 7th day of August last year (August 1 to 7), expatriates…

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid on Saturday said Japan is the biggest development partner of Bangladesh.“Japan has played an important role in our economic development since our independence by contributing to the infrastructure development of Bangladesh. Japan, the land of the rising sun, the land of…

Staff Correspondent: Due to Acidic gold prices increased in the country’s market, Jewellers have announced to increase the price of gold one more time. Bangladesh Jewelers Association (BAJUS) said that the increased price will come into effect from yesterday.As per new price, the quantity of a bhari (11.664 grams) of…

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s export receipts have grown 14.72 percent year on year in July to start fiscal 2022-23 on a positive note.Exporters shipped goods worth $3.98 billion last month, 1.65 percent higher than the target, according to the data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) yesterday. Garment exports rise…

Staff Correspondent: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that Bangladesh has become a victim because of the Rohingyas. Day by day these displaced citizens are becoming a burden on us. Bangladesh wants their speedy, safe and dignified repatriation to Myanmar.He said these while speaking as the chief guest at the…

Industry Desk: The government has requested for $2 billion from the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in budget aid to prop up the economy on the edge due to the Ukraine-Russia war following the pandemic.Bangladesh asked for fund assistance of $1 billion from the ADB and…