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Bangladesh is joining RCEP
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is joining the trade alliance Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This decision was taken in an inter-ministerial meeting held under the chairmanship of Commerce Ministry Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh. Now this decision of the ministry will be presented in the cabinet meeting. If approved there, the…
Read More »3 feet of tidal bore likely
Staff Correspondent: The low pressure that is formed in the Bay has turned into a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. It moved from the sea to the land in Khepupara, Bangladesh, through Khulna and is now located as a depression in West Bengal, India. With this, air pressure…
Read More »Indian rice export ban may lead to global food shortage
Asifiqbal Thakoor: India has banned the export of rice, an essential food product for billions of people around the world. This could lead to global food shortages. British media BBC reported this information in a report yesterday.On July 20, India banned the export of non-basmati white rice. Basically, the country…
Read More »Gross irregularities found in building model mosque
Staff Correspondent: Some have defective wooden doors. Plastic doors are also of poor quality. Some of the tiles are broken, not properly plastered. Most of the fittings, including toilets, are of poor quality. Due to the high front stairs, it is difficult for the elderly to climb. This picture is…
Read More »Synthetic drug yaba destroying BD youths
Mahfuja Mukul: Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh have become hooked on yaba – a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine sold as cheap red or pink pills. The official response has been harsh, with hundreds of people killed in alleged incidents of ‘crossfire’.“I was awake for seven, eight, even…
Read More »Tk 210cr Yaba peddled across Bangladesh daily
Zarif Mahmud with Faridul Alam Shahin: A total of 70 lakh pieces of Yaba pills are being sold every day across the country. At the underground market, the retail price of each tablet is Tk 300 and, as such, Yaba worth Tk 210 crore is traded every day across the…
Read More »Matarbari becoming new economic hub
Faridul Alam Shahin, Cox’s Bazar: People of Matarbari and Dhalghata Unions of Maheshkhali, the only island upazila in the country, once used to make a living by harvesting fish, salt farming, shrimp farming, farming various crops, now many people work there. Some have changed their profession and are earning their…
Read More »Short-term foreign debt decreasing
Mahfuz Emran: Due to the low interest rates on foreign loans due to the global recession and high interest rates in banks in the country, foreign loans once increased rapidly. The availability of loans in the private sector, especially in export-oriented industries, increases the tendency towards foreign sources. However, due…
Read More »Dollar will become more expensive
Interest rates on foreignloans to be increased Industry Report: The US central bank, the Federal Reserve System, has once again raised policy interest rates to control the country’s inflation rate.In this phase, the policy interest rate increased by 10.25 percent. As a result, the interest rate has increased from 5.25…
Read More »Accounts of family not match with income
Many eat once a day Farhad Chowdhury: The suffering of the low-income people can be felt even if you look at the report prepared by the government organization-Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on the prices of daily necessities. According to TCB data, the price of coarse rice has increased by…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
