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Rice prices up again

Prices of rice increased further in major wholesale markets across the country in the last few days after remaining almost static for three weeks.The hike in the wholesale level is likely to impact the retails within one or two days which will compound the sufferings of the commoners, already hit...

NBR moves to ease return filing

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked its field offices to issue tax acknowledgement slips immediately after submission of returns by the taxpayers.The income tax wing of the board issued eight-point instructions to the taxmen for checking the scope of harassment as the November 30 deadline for submission of...

Fresh flood likely in north-east

Fresh flood is approaching the country's north-eastern region amid heavy rain and the onrush of upstream water from India, said the state-run Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) on Wednesday.Water level in the Surma, Kangsha, Someshwary, Sharigowain and other rivers, excluding the Kushiyara, in Sylhet and parts of Mymensingh was...

BD seeks possible date, format from Bhutan

Bangladesh has requested Bhutan to provide details, including possible format and date, of signing the proposed preferential trade agreement (PTA) between the two countries.The commerce ministry of Bangladesh recently sent a letter to the authorities concerned of Bhutan in the regard through diplomatic channel, officials said."It is now the Covid-19...

Tanners buy all unsold rawhide from seasonal Ctg traders

CHATTOGRAM, Sep 23: The seasonal traders who collected raw hides here at low prices during Eid-ul-Azha last month, sold their unsold 0.1 million pieces of hides last week, finally getting rid of a large quantity of the raw material they were preserving at storages spending a lot of money to...

Abysmal record in ADP execution

The performance of government ministries and agencies in project execution was below the mark in the first two months of the current fiscal compared to the same period last year, officials said on Wednesday. The public bodies implemented 3.89 per cent of Annual Development Programme (ADP) during July-August period of...

About 50pc metro rail work complete, says Quader

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that about half of the metro rail's construction work has been finished, reports UNB.Construction work is going ahead in compliance with hygiene rules. Besides, the work of laying three kilometres railway line has been completed. Now, setting up of electrical...

India's infections surge again after dip

More than 31.86 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 976,805 have died, according to Worldometers tally. Infections have been reported in more than 213 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. India's coronavirus infections surged...

Britain imposes 6-month curbs against second Covid wave

Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the British people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered restaurants and bars to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of COVID-19, with new restrictions lasting probably six months, reports Reuters.After scientific warnings that deaths could soar without urgent action,...

Defying the prohibition order

Defying the prohibition order, many buses pick up passengers at one end of the Moghbazar flyover at Wireless Gate in the city as is seen in this photo taken on Wednesday — FE photo by KAZ Sumon