Even partial repair of damaged FSRU to take at least a week
Restoring even partial operation of the accident-damaged floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) will take some more days while households, industries and refueling stations across Bangladesh continue to suffer from gas crunch, reports say. Foreign experts from the UK and Singapore have started work on the Unit at Moheshkhali and...
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Microplastics found in three-fourths of toothpaste samples
A first-of-its-kind scientific study in Bangladesh has found microplastic particles in more than three-quarters of toothpaste products sold in the country, prompting calls for urgent regulatory standards, mandatory product disclosure, and routine market surveillance.The study, conducted by Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO), detected microplastics in 26 out of 34...
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Country needs addl $421b to attain SDGs by FY'30
Bangladesh will require an estimated US$421 billion in additional financing over the next five years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a latest government assessment.The assessment was unveiled on Sunday at the National Validation Workshop on the Development Finance Assessment (DFA) and SDG Financing in Dhaka, organised...
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Port customs consumes more time despite digitisation
Import container-dwell time at Bangladesh's principal seaport has increased despite a series of customs- digitisation initiatives and procedural-simplification measures, exposing persistent inefficiencies in the country's trade logistics.According to the World Bank's Logistics Performance Indicators (LPI), the average container import-dwell time (CIDT) at Chattogram Port increased from 7.8 days in 2023...
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Prayer Timings_2026-07-27
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