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Onions up, veg and beef down

The price of onions increased by Tk 10-15 a kg in last two days which traders attributed to higher import cost and a depleting stock of local crops.Local onions hit Tk 130-140 and imported Indian Tk 115-120 a kg on Friday in the kitchen markets and at groceries. Anisur Rahman,...

Costly railway workshop project proposal binned

The Planning Commission (PC) has turned down a fresh and costly railway workshop-construction project as it finds two other existing ones underutilised, officials said on Friday.The commission has recently sent back the Sheikh Hasina-led government's Tk 76.83-billion project proposal for "building of a new carriage and wagon maintenance workshop in...

Impact limited in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department says there is no likelihood of major storms or other disasters in the country due to Severe Cyclone Dana, which has started to weaken after making landfall in India's Odisha, reports bdnews24.com.Though there may be some rain due to the impact of Dana, it will not...

Manufacturing shrinks by 9.75pc YoY in June: BBS

Large-scale manufacturing in Bangladesh contracted by 9.75 per cent year on year in June, according to the latest data available with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.This decline marks the first negative growth in months following a positive growth rate of 9.56 per cent in May 2024.This is significant enough to...

Police release list of 44 killed during uprising

Police Headquarters has released a list of 44 police personnel who were killed during the mass uprising in July and August, reports bdnews24.com.It claimed that misinformation was being spread about the 'true number' of law enforcers killed amid the violence surrounding the government changeover.It also called for anyone with information...

People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike

People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Three journalists were killed in the Israeli airstrike. — AFP

Google urged to step up efforts to demonetize climate falsehoods

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP):Civil society groups implored Google on Thursday to rigorously enforce its policy to demonetize environmental disinformation, saying ads placed alongside climate denial content persistently popped up despite the tech titan's pledge to crack down.The open letter, addressed to Google chief Sundar Pichai and endorsed by thousands of...

Three months on, interim govt yet to appoint seven secretaries, eight DCs

Though the interim government has taken oath two months ago, it is still encountering increasing scrutiny over delays in appointing key administrative officials, reports UNB.Seven secretaries are yet to be appointed in various ministries and divisions and the posts of deputy commissioners (DCs) still lie vacant in eight districts.The void...

China to hold key meeting next month as markets await stimulus details

BEIJING, Oct 25 (AFP): Chinese leaders will convene a key political meeting early next month, state media reported Friday, as observers watch for more details on a stimulus plan to support the country's wavering economy.The world's second-largest economy has struggled to fully recover from the pandemic, with growth being dragged...