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Onion, broiler chicken, loose oil get pricier

Onion, broiler chicken and loose edible oil became pricier last week increasing sufferings of the consumers, especially the commoners, already hit hard by price hike of other essentials.Onion prices witnessed a hike of Tk 5.0-6.0 a kg at retail level last week after remaining static for the previous three consecutive...

Traditional fish fair

A fish bought at a fish fair in Utholi village of Bogura's Shibganj upazila is being prepared to be taken home. The traditional fair was held on Thursday in observance of 'Nabanna Utsab', a Bengali festival that marks harvest of new crops — Focus Bangla

ITUC sees 10 areas of inaction on workers' rights in Bangladesh

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has alleged that Bangladesh reported to the ILO little or no progress on implementation of a roadmap to improve the workers' rights agreed earlier this year.The ITUC that represents 200 million members of 332 affiliates in 163 countries and territories also identified 10 areas...

Salman urges US entrepreneurs to invest in BD

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's adviser on private industry and investment affairs Salman F Rahman said US entrepreneurs should take the opportunity of Bangladesh's highly liberal investment regime.During his meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kelly Keiderling on Wednesday at his office, Mr Rahman briefed her about the huge...

ERL shut for overhauling

Bangladesh's lone crude oil refinery Eastern Refinery Ltd (ERL) remained closed over the past one week as part of its regular renovation.The overhaul may continue until mid-December to make it ready to refine around 1.60-million tonnes during the next calendar year 2022, says a senior ERL official.The amount is 6.66...

BD lawyer serves legal notice on Zuckerberg, four others

A legal notice has been sent to Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Meta, and four others demanding necessary steps to prevent the abuse and misuse of social media Facebook.The notice also asked the respondents to take necessary steps to regulate Facebook's activities in Bangladesh without any delay. "Otherwise, legal...

UN resolution on Rohingya a pressure on Myanmar: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said the adoption of a resolution at the United Nations (UN) by consensus for the first time on the 'situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar' has a political value and it has a pressure on that...

Dengue: 129 more hospitalised

Bangladesh reported hospitalisation of 129 new dengue patients in 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports UNB.Although dengue cases were supposed to drop ahead of winter the country is still seeing over 100 dengue cases per day.The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 98 in the current...

Ministry signs MoU to ease export, import of agri goods

Bangladesh Trade Facilitation Project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve the processes for importing and exporting foods and agricultural goods, reports BSS.Md Hafizur Rahman, director-general (additional secretary), WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce,...

AZ drug offers 83pc protection

AstraZeneca on Thursday cemented its lead in bringing a preventative COVID-19 shot for the non-infected to market for people who do not respond well to vaccines, saying its antibody drug cocktail offered 83 per cent protection over six months, report agencies.The injected therapy, called AZD7442 or Evusheld, had previously been...

Covid claims five more lives, infects 244 in BD

Five people died from coronavirus and 244 more new cases were reported in the country during the last 24 hours until 8:0am on Thursday.The figures were reported at six and 266 respectively on the previous day, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With Thursday's count, the total fatalities...