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6 killed, many other missing Special Correspondent: Severe cyclonic storm Amphan has hit the Sundarbans coast of Bangladesh coastlines yesterday evening after making a landfall in India’s West Bengal. So far 6 people have been killed in different areas and several... Read more
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Industry Desk: Workers with a COVID-19 clearance certificate would be sent for “home quarantine” once they landed in Bangladesh. (AFP) Almost 5,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers are expected to leave Kuwait next week, officials said Tuesday, as the coronavirus lockdown in... Read more
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Sports Reporter: Bangladesh have achieved comprehensive series whitewash across all three formats against Zimbabwe in this home season after they beat the visitors in the second and last T20 International by 9 wickets yesterday. Team Tigers reached the Zimbabwe-set 119-... Read more
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Cyclone hits Bangladesh coast in the evening
6 killed, many other missing Special Correspondent: Severe cyclonic storm Amphan has hit the Sundarb... Read more
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Mango, litchi harvesting to start soon Staff Correspondent: The government will extend all-out support to growers and traders in selling and marketing easily all the seasonal fruits like mango, litchi, watermelon, jackfruit at this time of coronavirus pandemic, said Agr... Read more
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It focuses on transport, education, health, agriculture sectors Staff Correspondent: The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) involving Tk 205,145 crore for the 2020-21 fiscal year with focus on transport, education,... Read more
Tourism
Staff Correspondent: Travel and tourism service providers here has urged the government to place a specific incentive guidelines to support the country’s entire aviation and leisure industry as the ongoing global travel stalemate due to COVID-19 pandemic sent the sector... Read more
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Banks adopting austerity policy to adjust losses
Many are in fear of losing jobs as banks move to cost reduction Golam Mostafa Jibon: Country’s banks... Read more
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HSC exams uncertain Staff Correspondent: All educational institutions including schools and colleges will remain closed till September if coronavirus pandemic continues. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday in her introductory speech during the videoconference wi... Read more
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Industry Desk: World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that COVID-19 threatens to reverse development gains made by Bangladesh in the last 50 years and has appealed for $320 million to help the most vulnerable. “The World Food Programme, for its part, issued an urgent cal... Read more
Development
Industry Desk: The Power Division of the Ministry of Power Energy and Mineral Resources predicts that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a Tk35,407 crore financial damage to the power sector in the March-December period of this year. Power Cell, a research and policy... Read more
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6 killed, many other missing Special Correspondent: Severe cyclonic storm Amphan has hit the Sundarbans coast of Bangladesh coastlines yesterday evening after making a landfall in India’s West Bengal. So far 6 people have been killed... Read more
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