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BB sells $ at Tk 104.5 Staff Correspondent: The Bangladeshi taka yesterday weakened further against the US dollar as the Bangladesh Bank started selling the American greenback to banks at Tk 104.5. The move is aimed at adjusting the exchange rates gradually in line with the market demand and supply,…

Staff Correspondent: At present, the total labor force in the country is 7 crore 36 lakh 90 thousand people, which is almost half of the total population (16 crores 98 lahks). Males constitute 48.25 percent and females 25.44 percent of this labor force. This information was given by the Bangladesh…

Staff Correspondent: The historic May Day will be observed today in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner.The day is being observed across the globe since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the workers at Hay Market, Chicago, in the USA for eight-hour working day and…

Mahfuz Emran: It is known that the national budget is being prepared with the aim of achieving a growth rate of 7.5 percent for the new financial year 2023-24. However, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have said that Bangladesh’s growth in the next financial year will be…

Batan Biswas from EU: Bangladeshis are mainly choosing Italy and France to be recognized as refugees after illegal entry into the European Union. Bangladesh ranks seventh in the list of political asylum seekers in various European countries. This information has come out in the data of Eurostat, the statistical agency…

Delwar Hossain: Japan was one of the first nations to provide support in the development of the post-independence war-torn Bangladesh. Japan has been Bangladesh’s major partner since then, especially in the development field, and historically is considered an all-weather friend of Bangladesh. However, the relationship between Bangladesh and Japan is…

Reserves under pressure Mahfuja Mukul: The country’s foreign exchange reserves are under pressure from short-term foreign loans. Due to increase in such loan repayments, reserves are decreasing. In the last one month, the reserves have decreased by $124 million. $12.98 billion decreased as of one year. Although it has increased…

International Desk: Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said that Makkah and Madinah are witnessing this year the inflow of record number of foreign pilgrims and visitors and there are currently 1.3 million of them present in the two holy cities. “All the procedures have been improved…

HC ordered ignored? Special Correspondent: On January 15, the High Court directed the relevant authorities to investigate the allegations of purchase of assets of 459 Bangladeshi citizens staying in Dubai. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)…

None came to help them Batan Biswas, UE Correspondent: A boat carrying around 400 migrants is adrift in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Malta, and is at risk of capsizing after being stranded for at least 24 hours, along an immigration route that NGOs have warned is perilously dangerous.The…