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Green chilli now sells at Tk 300

Green chilli prices have started coming down both at wholesale and retail levels amid a rise in import as well as in local supply of this hot spice.The essential cooking item retailed at Tk 280-300 a kg in Dhaka city on Monday in a fall from Tk 500-800 earlier, according...

Govt proves it can hold fair polls: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the recent elections in five city corporations proved that polls can be held in a free, fair and neutral manner under her Awami League government, reports UNB."We've proved that elections are held in free, fair and neutral manner under the Awami League government,"...

Trial run of metro rail likely on July 07

Dhaka metro rail is ready to run a test on the mass rapid transit (MRT) line-06 from Agargaon to Motijheel this week, signalling the second part's operation within months.Sources said the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has given a target to the MRT-06 contractor for the trial run on...

Crude oil unloading thru new SPM begins

Bangladesh on Monday started unloading crude oil through the newly constructed Single-Point Mooring (SPM) system in the Bay of Bengal, according to sources.The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is currently unloading around 82,000 tonnes of crude oil from the offshore mother vessel to onshore storage facilities using the SPM system,...

10pc quota for recruiters on cards

The government is considering a quota system for manpower-recruiting agencies in hiring skilled workers with an eye to ensuring increased numbers of skilled outbound manpower from the country.To this end, the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) has recently sent a proposal to the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and...

UK announces new £11.6m package for Rohingya

The UK is providing an additional £11.6 million (Tk 1.6 billion) of humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees and communities affected by disasters across Bangladesh, a spokesperson of the British High Commission said on Monday.This new package of UK support will provide food, water, and sanitation to Rohingya refugees, and child...

Call to allow ethanol-blended petrol on success in India

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi has suggested the government explore the possibility of introducing ethanol-blended petroleum in Bangladesh following India's success in achieving a 10- per-cent target of ethanol-blended petrol. The High Commission has requested the government to take necessary steps in this regard. However, it also pointed...

Flood situation in Netrakona, Sunamganj may worsen

Low-lying areas of Netrakona and Sunamganj have been inundated as the ongoing flood situation in both the districts may deteriorate slightly in the next 24 hours until Tuesday, officials said on Monday.Apart from this, the low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts have also been inundated as short-term flood situation...