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Reasons behind the collapse of remittance Mahfuz Emran: When the country’s dollar crisis is at its peak, expatriate income has collapsed. In the recently departed month of September, the expatriate income came to $134.37 million. In Bangladeshi currency (one dollar is equal to Tk 109.50), the amount is Tk 14,712…

Production fallen by 1.36 lakh MT Zarif Mahmud: After rice, we eat more food made by wheat. Products like bread, bread, biscuits add variety to our diet. At present, more than two-thirds of processed food in the country is made of wheat. The trend of eating roti-parota at home has…

Staff Correspondent: The Cricket World Cup is going to start in the neighboring country India on October 5. The frenzy of cricket lovers around the World Cup has started nationwide. The whole world will be floating on the tide of cricket for more than a month. Along with fans, online…

Diplomatic Correspondent: As the parliamentary elections are approaching, the United States has begun the process of imposing visa bans on individuals, institutions and even the media responsible for obstructing democracy and the electoral process in Bangladesh. Ever since the announcement of the new visa ban, the United States has been…

Industry Desk: At least 100 people were killed when a fire broke out at a wedding attended by hundreds of guests in northern Iraq after fireworks were set off inside, officials said Wednesday.The cause of the Tuesday evening blaze in the mainly Christian town of Qaraqosh was not immediately known…

Industry Desk: One in three countries around the world is now at high risk of a fiscal crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres says, as review shows trillions of dollars are needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Nearly 40% of all developing countries suffer from severe debt problems. These countries cannot…

Industry Desk: The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, NASA announced on Thursday.The months of June, July, and August combined were 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23 degrees Celsius) warmer than any other summer in NASA’s record, and 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 Celsius) warmer than the…

Industry Desk: The Group of 20 (G20) should refocus on improving global economic governance and tackling development issues to boost confidence in the world’s economic recovery, said experts, as the G20 summit kicks off in New Delhi on Saturday. The experts said that leaders of the world’s major economies are…

Staff Correspondent: US President Joe Biden has taken a selfie with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the G20 summit being held at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India .Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed, Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders…