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Fresh spell of flood mars Aman prospect in N dists

Yet another spell of flood---the fourth in three months--- gripped several northern districts during the last few days, ruining completely the prospect of Aman rice and early winter crop farming this year. The floods triggered by heavy rains and onrush of upstream water have inundated many areas in 12 districts...

Mobile app to figure in Aman paddy procurement

The government has decided to procure Aman paddy from the farmers of different upazilas of the country through mobile app aiming to ensure transparency in the public procurement process and food security.At the request of Directorate General of Food, the food ministry took the decision on the procurement of next-season...

BSF promises zero border killing again

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has expressed its firm commitment to take extra-precautionary measures to bring down the border killings to zero. BSF director general Rakesh Asthana gave the assurance while addressing a press conference at the headquarters of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka, after a four-day border talks...

Covid-19 claims 32 more lives 20-09-2020

Thirty-two more people died fromCovid-19 and 1,567 were infected with the novel coronavirus afresh in the country during the 24-hour period ending at 8:00am on Saturday.With new deaths, the toll climbed to 4,913, according to a statement issued by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The statement said the total number...

Onion prices decline as supplies from India roll on

Prices of onion declined by Tk 10-20 a kg in the city on Saturday which traders attributed to release of onion by India which were stranded in the border since Monday morning.Local onion was sold at Tk 80-100 and imported Indian onion at Tk 65-75 a kg in the retail...

Barvida baulks at blueprint

The Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (Barvida) demanded re-assessing the proposed automobile industry development policy to ensure that consumers get access to quality cars.The leaders of the lobbyist group said the proposed policy would result in merely "a screw driving industry" in the name of making homemade cars.If...

ADB favours online return filing by large taxpayers

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to strengthen monitoring of the online return filing and make it popular among the large taxpayers.It also suggested the NBR to pay special attention to the large taxpayers, who contribute 25 per cent of the total income...