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2.5m rawhides preserved so far

The country's industries, madrasas and orphanages have preserved over 2.5 million rawhides so far this Eid-ul-Azha season, according to the commerce ministry. With the supply of 30,000 tonnes of salt to these institutions and other organisations, the rawhides could have been preserved properly.A total of 0.466 million cow, buffalo, and...

Risk-based reforms could cut food import delays by 80pc: Study

The average clearance time for food and agricultural imports in Bangladesh could be slashed by up to 80 per cent through targeted risk-management reforms, a new study has found. It said that quick release of such products would not only reduce port congestion but also ease prices for consumers in...

Govt eyes two more spot LNG cargoes to boost industrial gas supply

The government is planning to import two more spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in July to increase gas supply to industries and other commercial users-excluding power plants-amid efforts to stabilise energy supply for production.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated a couple of tenders to purchase the...

Gold prices go up again in 10 days

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has increased gold prices by Tk 2,192 per bhori, less than 10 days after the last hike just ahead of Eid. According to a press release issued by BAJUS on Saturday night, the new prices will come into effect from today (Sunday), reports UNB. As...

CA loses neutrality, says Jamaat

Jamaat-e-Islami believes the neutrality of Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus has been compromised by a "joint statement" issued following his meeting with BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London, reports bdnews24.com.The "view" was presented at a meeting by Jamaat's central executive council on Saturday, according to a press release issued...

One more dies of dengue amid seven new cases of Covid-19

One more death from dengue fever and 169 fresh infections were reported across Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, while seven new Covid-19 cases were also detected during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest fatality, the total number of deaths...

Jordan, Syria, Lebanon reopen airspace as Israel, Iran trade fire

AMMAN, June 14 (AFP): Jordan, Syria and Lebanon reopened their airspace on Saturday, a day after imposing closures as Israel and Iran traded fire.All three countries neighbour Israel, but only Jordan has formal diplomatic relations with it.Syria was long ruled by Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran, but has since...