March 28, 2024
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  • Israel wants to shutdown Al Jazeera

    Industry Desk: Israeli Information Minister Shalom Karhi has demanded the closure of the local bureau office of Al Jazeera News, a Qatar-based media outlet, for allegedly supporting Hamas, the political group that controls the Gaza Strip. This information was given in a report of Israel’s wireless media, Army Radio, on…

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  • Bangladesh economy is on right track: IMF

    Industry Desk: Mentioning various measures of the government to address macroeconomic challenges, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that Bangladesh economy is on the right track.“I think, the economy is on right track in terms of meeting the objective of programme, getting inflation under control and addressing macroeconomic challenges…

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  • BD sees highest number of dengue deaths

    Staff Correspondent: The highest number of people have been affected by dengue in Brazil this year. Bangladesh recorded the highest number of deaths due to dengue, and the death rate in Bangladesh is also the highest in the world.This information was revealed in dengue data from international organisations such as…

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  • Disasters cause $3.8 tr in crop loses over 30 years: FAO

    Industry Desk: Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock loses over 30 years, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday.Floods, droughts, insect infestations, storms, disease and war have caused about $123 billion per year in lost food production between 1991 and 2021, the…

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  • Record Tk 296 cr per km cost of road construction

    Chittagong port connecting road Mahfuz Emran: A project has been undertaken for the development of communication and transport system with Chittagong port. In the proposed project, 11.45 km road will be constructed. It has estimated the cost of Tk 295.81 crore per kilometer, which is the highest in the history…

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  • NID info of people under threat

    Smartcard info available in telegram channel! Mahfuja Mukul: Smart National Identity Card (NID) information of people of Bangladesh is available in a Telegram channel. All the personal information of a person comes out by giving NID number and date of birth.In the same way that certain government and private organizations…

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  • Country may witness 70pc surplus electricity in winter

    Staff Correspondent: More than two-thirds of the total power generation capacity will remain idle this coming winter, as more power is added to the national grid from the private sector pushing up the capacity payment obligation of the government.It comes at a time when already the government’s outstanding bills to…

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  • Trade deficit reduced but fiscal deficit large

    Farhad Chowdhury: As a result of the restrictive measures against the dollar crisis, imports fell. At the same time exports and remittances are increasing. Due to this, Bangladesh’s trade and current account deficit with the outside world has decreased a lot. However, the country’s financial deficit has been created due…

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  • Reserves in danger zone

    Stood at $21.48 b Staff Correspondent: The country’s reserves have further decreased. According to IMF’s BPM-6 manual, foreign exchange reserves in the country are now $21.48 billion. However, according to gross or Bangladesh Bank, the amount of reserves stands at $27.61 billion.Bangladesh Bank has paid $1.30 billion for July-August import…

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  • Common people falling prey to online fraudsters

    Cyber crime issues Staff Correspondent: Asif Alam Shimanto is a college student who was allured by advertisements on YouTube and downloaded an app called “Taka Kamai “. He wanted some easy money and therefore invested around Tk5,000. He was supposed to get more than the invested amount back in two…

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