Instability returns in rice market amid lockdown
Low income group in huge trouble Golam Mostafa Jibon:Despite all efforts of the government, the rice market has become unstable again due to syndicating by a section of unscrupulous traders, hoarders and rice mill owners causing…
Read More »Month of mourning begins today
Staff Correspondent: The month of mourning begins today for the nation to recall once again the brutal assassination of its founding father and renew the pledge to safeguard perpetually the country’s independence and sovereignty.The killing of…
Read More »Govt gives huge subsidy to farmers
Staff Correspondent: Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque yesterday said that Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has been continuously giving huge amount of money as subsidy and incentive in the agriculture sector in order to benefit…
Read More »Sustainable river dredging needed for economic dev
Staff Correspondent: Experts at a webinar yesterday identified green transportation or waterways, river training, capacity building, sustainable dredging in terms of social, economic and environmental perspective as some of the key issues towards sustainable waterways management…
Read More »Cry for a hospital bed!
Mahfuja Mukul: Two women are standing in front of the emergency department of Corona Unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, two oxygen cylinders in front of their feet. Corona has brought a dying patient from Comilla.…
Read More »Some media publish wrong news against govt: Hasan
Staff Correspondent: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said some international mass media are publishing wrong and untrue news intentionally against the government and the state as well, which is not desirable.“There are some…
Read More »11 held for breaching bonded warehousing rules
Staff Correspondent: Police have arrested 11 people for selling cloth in the open market after importing products through bonded warehousing, a tax-free facility provided by the government to export-oriented industries.The detainees have been identified as Shahadat…
Read More »Covid restrictions may be relaxed after August 5
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain yesterday said that the ongoing strict restrictions may be relaxed after August 5.He said the current strict restrictions could be relaxed somewhat to keep industrial production continue…
Read More »Bangladesh receives more 8 lakh doses of vaccine
Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday received the second consignment of AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Japan under the COVAX facility.The second consignment contains 7,81,320 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.A…
Read More »Bangladeshis are at top to go Europe by risky sea
3332 Bangladeshis seek asylum in 7-month Special Correspondent: Thousands of migrants from poor African countries crossing the rough Mediterranean are not new to Europe. Many people from countries like war-torn Syria are following the same path.…
Read More »New monetary policy targets financial stability
Staff Correspondent:Like the previous one, Bangladesh Bank has continued the ‘expansionary and accommodative’ mood in monetary policy statement (MPS) for the current fiscal 2021-22 (FY22).“BB’s monetary policy stance for FY22 is designed to continue the ongoing…
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