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China's halt to live crab, eel fish imports costs BD Tk 3.18b

Bangladesh has suffered a loss worth Tk 3.18 billion in the last nine months, due to the suspension of shipment of edible aquatic animals to the key market China.The export of aquatic animals, including live crab and eel fish, to China has remained halted for more than nine months, industry...

Momen calls on UN to ensure universal access to Covid jab

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called on the United Nations to ensure affordable access to the coronavirus vaccine accessible for all as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to run rampant across the world, reports bdnews24.com.In a bilateral meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York on Jun 17, the foreign...

Call for ratifying ILO convention to uphold domestic workers' rights

Labour rights groups and activists on Thursday urged the government to ratify the ILO convention 189 in order to uphold the rights of domestic workers of the country.They put emphasis on incorporating the ILO convention 189 as they said time had come for ensuring protection and welfare of domestic workers...

10.41pc varsity students suffer from mental imbalance: Study

A research has showed that 10.41 per cent university students of Bangladesh are suffering from mental disturbances due to lockdown restrictions imposed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus. According to the study, 12.57 per cent students are suffering from moderately severe mental health imbalance, 72.7 per cent...

Global caseload tops 178.3m

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 178.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.86 million, according to the worldometer website data, report agencies.In its latest update on Friday night, the website revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 178,371,510 and 3,861,557 respectively.The...

'Missing' Islamic preacher Abu Taw Haa returns home

Islamic preacher Abu Taw Haa Muhammad Adnan has been found a week after he mysteriously disappeared on his way back to Dhaka from Rangpur, his family said, reports bdnews24.com.He returned to his father-in-law's home in Rangpur city after the Friday prayers, his brother-in-law Md Zakaria told the news agency.However, he...

Three black marketeers held with TCB items

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three black marketeers with essential items meant for 'open market sale (OMS)' programme of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in the capital on Friday.Acting on a tip-off, the elite force arrested Md Abul Kasem, 53, Md Arman, 39, and Md Irfan, 21, from...

Number of displaced persons hits new record despite Covid-19: UN

The number of people who have been forced to flee their homes around the world has risen to a record 82 million despite the impact of the pandemic, according to the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR), reports BBC.The total has doubled in a decade and means more than 1.0 per cent...