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On-time supply of imported essentials to market mandatory

A set of recommendations by the home ministry asks for making it mandatory for traders to supply imported essential commodities to the market on time from their stocks to thwart market volatility.Officials say conducting regular monitoring of corporate businesses, hoarders and middlemen are also among the suggested dos to prevent...

List of 1,401 'July Fighters' released

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs of the interim government released the list of July Fighters- people who were severely injured during the mass uprising in July, said a spokesman for the Chief Adviser's Office on Friday.A gazette notification was issued by the interim government in this regard, the spokesman...

Make conference on Rohingya crisis a big success: CA

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has called for making the upcoming international conference on the Rohingya crisis a big success in an effort to put the decades-long humanitarian tragedy on the world map and mobilise more support for the long-persecuted Myanmar minority.He made the call when Filippo Grandi, the...

Energy division seeks Tk 22.25b for dev projects

The energy division has requested the government to earmark Tk 22.25 billion in the next fiscal year for drilling wells to enhance gas and oil production, conducting seismic surveys, and exploring mineral resources, officials have said.Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Mohammad Saiful Islam in a recent letter to Finance...

Safe gear use enforcement guidelines due next week

The government is set to issue necessary guidelines next week to enforce the use of authorised helmets for motorbike users as substandard and unsafe ones have gone out of control, especially in the capital.Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is leading the move after the government formed a committee to formulate...

Payra terminal cost rises to Tk 54.28b

Construction cost of the Payra Sea-Port terminal and associated facilities has increased significantly due to delay in project implementation, currency depreciation, and pandemic-induced disruptions.The total project cost is now expected to rise by approximately Tk14.46 billion, officials confirmed.During the Covid-19 pandemic, when global trade was facing uncertainty, the Ministry of...

Shilpakala DG Jamil Ahmed resigns

Eminent theatre personality and academician Dr Syed Jamil Ahmed has announced his resignation from the position of Director General of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), reports UNB.He made the sudden announcement on Friday evening while attending the closing ceremony of the first Munier Choudhury National Theatre Festival, organized by the...

Visitors throng the Ekushey Book Fair

Visitors throng the Ekushey Book Fair at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Friday, the last day of the month-long event. — FE photo

Late minister Saifur Rahman honoured

Late lamented finance minister and BNP politician M Saifur Rahman was posthumously honoured with the Gunijan Sambardhana-2024 on Friday.The event for honouring distinguished persons was a joint initiative by the Bonik Barta and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).This marked the seventh edition of the felicitation ceremony hosted at...