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Oil spikes, general price rises pinch commoners

Yet again prices of edible oils rise to add to hardship of the commoners already battered by general price rises on the volatile market, spot surveys show.Onions, rice, wheat flour and sugar also showed pricier last week, for what many say speculation amid the global tensions.Volatile edible-oil market witnessed further...

Book fair pulls in large crowd

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2022 drew huge crowds on Friday, the third weekend after it opened, as they visited the venue to buy and explore new publications.The growing number of visitors also clocked better sales for most publishers.'Shishu Prohor', a dedicated hour for children, was a special attraction on the...

At least 56 dead in suicide attack on Pakistan mosque

PESHAWAR, Mar 4 (AFP): At least 56 people were killed and 194 wounded Friday by a suicide bomb at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country since 2018.The blast tore through the Kocha Risaldar area of the city moments before Friday...

BD seafarers on way to Romania

The government started the process of shifting 28 Bangladeshi mariners of Banglar Samriddhi to Romania from Ukraine, foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen said on Friday.The body of Hadisur Rahman, third engineer of the ship, is also being shifted, foreign secretary.Mr Rahman was killed aboard when a missile hit the ship...

20,902 women workers go abroad in two months

Bangladesh sent more than 20,000 female workers abroad in the first two months of the current calendar year, mostly to Saudi Arabia, shows an official account.Data released by the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) shows a total of 20,902 women workers found overseas jobs during the January- February...

Fire breaks out at Gazipur garment factory

A fire broke out at a garment factory in Gazipur's Kaliakoir on Friday afternoon, reports UNB.Fire service sources said that the fire wad reported at Divine Fabrics' two-storey building in front of the Palli Bidyut Office at around 4.08 pm.Eight fire fighting units are working to douse the fire, they...

Virus rages in Asia but retreats elsewhere

The Covid-19 pandemic continued its retreat around the world this week, but infections were still raging in hotspots in Asia and Oceania, led by Hong Kong and New Zealand, report agencies.The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 442 million.According to Worldometers tally, the total case count mounted to...