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Flood, rain push up prices of fish and veggies

Persistent rainfall and flooding in different parts of the country have triggered a sharp increase in the prices of vegetables, fish, eggs, onions, green chillies and many other daily essentials in the city, putting further pressure on consumers.A visit to several retail markets, including Mohammadpur Krishi Market, Town Hall, West...

Govt plans Tk 1.75b ICT upgrade for Payra Port

The Ministry of Shipping plans to invest Tk 1.75 billion to equip the Payra Port with international-standard information technology facilities as the latter is facing persistent criticism over navigability constraints, huge annual spending on maintenance dredging, and a shortfall in traffic demand.The ministry has submitted to the Planning Commission a...

147-year-old Touts Act to be replaced with tougher law

The government is set to replace the 147-year-old The Touts Act, 1879 with a new law aimed at tackling the growing activities of touts not only in courts but also across government offices through a comprehensive regulatory framework.The proposed Touts Control Act, 2026 has been drafted to repeal the colonial-era...

Health authorities adopt micro-planning

The health authorities are now approaching micro-planning in mitigating the gap in the measles vaccination coverage after the recent vitamin A capsule campaign reached a higher number of children. The move comes as deaths of children continued to be reported even after three months of special vaccination. The authorities forecasted...

Man held over Tk 1.6m fake Italy job promise

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a man for allegedly taking Tk 1.6 million from a young man by falsely promising to send him to Italy through legal channels.The arrestee is Tota Mal (62). A team of RAB-10 arrested Tota Mal during a raid in the capital's...

Iranian military attacks US bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait

TEHRAN, July 24 (AFP) - Iran's military said on Friday it carried out drone strikes against several American military facilities and bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in retaliation for the latest US attacks against the Islamic republic."This morning, the fuel tanks, large equipment warehouses and silos and the barracks...

Five more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hrs --

The total number of child deaths related to measles has risen to 810 as five more children died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00am Friday .Of the total fatalities, 95 were confirmed cases, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. Meanwhile, as many...

Couple burned in Savar fire triggered by gas leak

A young man and his wife sustained severe burn injuries after a fire, apparently caused by a gas leak, broke out in their rented house in Savar early Friday when they tried to light a mosquito coil, reports UNB.The victims were identified as Kaisar, 28, and his wife Ruby Begum,...