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Vigil against mkt manipulation put at highest level

The government beefs up monitoring at top level to thwart price hike of essentials through any artificial supply scarcity, officials say, as pre-Ramadan hoarding for a windfall remains a concern. Meanwhile, as analysts say price spiral could assume security implications, the government took up the market watch at the highest...

Vibrant street market loses rhythm to virus

Trading at Dhaka city's sprawling street markets comes down to half as hawkers have steadily disappeared from the scene during the Covid-19 pandemic.Stakeholders say the informal businesses involving food, clothing and the panoply of consumables have mostly incurred massive losses in the past two years.Despite the reopening of shops and...

Visitors watch

Visitors watch a man weaving a jamdani saree on a traditional handloom at the Heritage Handloom Festival 2022 at Gulshan Shooting Club in the city on Friday. The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation and the Association of Fashion Designers of Bangladesh have jointly organised the four-day event that ends today...

Govt to use Covid aid database of poor

The government will use the database of 3.8 million people, prepared to provide financial assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic, to supply essential items through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) twice - before and in the month of Ramadan. The TCB has already procured required quantity of commodities, so that...

Wife mounts legal battle to halt Khairuzzaman's deportation from KL

Reita Rahman, wife of M Khairuzzaman, has launched a legal battle to stop Malaysia from deporting the former high commissioner, who was accused in a case over the killing of four national leaders, to Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.Avtar Singh Dhaliwal, a Malaysian lawyer appointed by Reita, said on Friday he was...

Govt to reopen schools soon

As the omicron-fuelled surge in COVID-19 cases is slowly subsiding, the government is planning to reopen all schools across the country once again, according to Education Minister Dipu Moni, reports bdnews24.com."All educational institutions will be opened very soon," she said on Friday.After more than a year and a half of...

Measles cases, deaths surging in Afghanistan, says WHO -

GENEVA, Feb 11 (AFP) : A raging measles outbreak in Afghanistan infected tens of thousands and killed more than 150 people last month alone, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning of more deaths.The UN health agency said the outbreak was particularly concerning since Afghanistan is facing massive food insecurity...

Global cases top 407m with 5.8m deaths

The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 407 million, with the Omicron variant's rapid spread across the globe, report agencies.According to Worldometers tally, the total case count mounted to 407,240,056 while the death toll from the virus reached 5,811,602 Friday evening.The US has recorded 77,437,114 cases so far and...

India's textile industry revs up, giving hope on jobs for PM Modi

After being outpaced in recent years by neighbouring Bangladesh and then hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India's garment factories are now humming near full capacity - a rare labour market bright spot for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party as they head towards an election in 2024, reports...