Rice to be imported to keep market stable: Sadhan
Staff Correspondent: Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday said rice will be imported from abroad alongside strengthening domestic rice procurement in the country to keep the rice market stable.“We are working sincerely to keep rice market…
Read More »Tk 6.03 tr budget passed estimating 16.5pc of GDP
Mahfuz Emran: The budget for the FY 2021-22 has been passed in the parliament. The size of the budget is estimated at Tk 6.03 trillion (Tk 603,061 crore), which is 16.5% of the total GDP. This…
Read More »Parliament heated
Protesting Health Minister’s statement Mahfuja Mukul: Health Minister Zahid Malek’s statement has caused a stir in Parliament yesterday. This situation is created when the health minister denies allegations of irregularities, mismanagement and non-recruitment in the health…
Read More »Dreams to boost economy around Padma Bridge
Outlook of budget for FY 2021-22 Golam Mostafa Jibon: With the announcement of new budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22, the government dreams to boost country’s economy one more step around Padma Bridge as the…
Read More »PMO inks APA with its 7 bodies
Staff Correspondent: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday signed the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) with its six offices/agencies and Ashrayan-2 Project aimed at implementing the government’s development goals under an effective, efficient and dynamic administrative system.The…
Read More »Pvt cos’ 12-kg LPG to be costlier
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has refixed the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) of private companies at retail level with effect from July 1.As per the new price, the private companies will…
Read More »BD to receive large vaccine shipment from China soon
Industry Desk: The first consignment of 2 million doses of vaccine purchased by the Bangladesh government from China’s Sinopharm are ready for delivery in Beijing.Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Dhaka Hualong Yan yesterday…
Read More »Bangladesh moves 25 spots up in Global Cybersecurity Index
Industry Desk: Bangladesh has moved up by 25 places from its previous year’s rank in the latest edition of the Global Cybersecurity Index, maintained by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).Scoring an impressive 81.27 in the index…
Read More »Saudi authorities urged to help Bangladeshi women workers
Industry Desk: Bangladesh ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwari has urged the Saudi authorities to help Bangladeshi women working there in overcoming their problems.He discussed the issue during his meeting with the governor of…
Read More »Registration for Covid vaccine starts today
Staff Correspondent: Registration for the Covid-19 vaccine will resume from today which was suspended due to vaccine shortage.This information was given to the journalists yesterday.Eligible citizens can now book their slots online via surokkha app (https://surokkha.gov.bd/enroll).Earlier…
Read More »70pc of low-income households consumed less food amid Covid
Staff Correspondent: Food security has been greatly compromised in the low-income households of Bangladesh amid the Covid-19 pandemic so far, with 40% of households facing difficulties to have three meals a day and 70% of households…
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