The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has instructed the commerce ministry to ensure adequate stock of essential commodities at least 15 days ahead of Ramadan in order to keep prices within a tolerable range, officials said.The ministry has also been asked to strictly monitor the stock situation of essential items on...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked on Thursday the newly-elected mayors and councillors of the two Dhaka cities to pay special attention to check mosquito, particularly Aedes, so that the insect cannot not eat up their votes, reports UNB."There's a problem again with dengue. You'll have to take measures to control...
Read moreSYDNEY/SEOUL, Feb 27 (Agencies): Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a looming global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number of new infections outside China for the first time surpassed new cases in the country where the outbreak began. Global stocks markets have dropped for six straight days,...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Agencies): At least 32 people have been killed in the deadliest violence to engulf India's capital New Delhi in decades as a heavy deployment of security forces brought an uneasy calm on Thursday, a police official said. Meanwhile, Indian government has asked a Bangladeshi studying at...
Read moreThe cost for performing hajj in 2020 under private management has increased to Tk 361,800 from the previous year's Tk 345,800 due to hike in airfare and visa processing cost, according to private operators.Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) leaders came up with the announcement at a press conference at...
Read moreTwenty-three more Bangladeshi nationals have been evacuated from China's Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, reports UNB.They were flown to Delhi on Thursday by a special flight with a number of other Indian nationals, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.The Bangladeshi nationals will be quarantined in special facilities...
Read moreThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC), an auditors' watchdog of the country, found a few irregularities involving a pharmaceutical company. The listed company, Advent Pharma, had an approval of appointing M Hasan & Co to prepare its financial statement for the financial year 2018-19. But it later appointed Zaker & Co...
Read moreGerman Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Gerd Muller has announced that development cooperation with Myanmar will be suspended until Myanmar allows Rohingyas to return to their homes in Rakhine State safely, reports UNB. "Myanmar must do all it can to protect the Rohingyas and to facilitate their...
Read moreTextiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for some general health complications, said his ministry, reports UNB.Shaikat Chandra Halder, public relations officer at the ministry, said the minister is now under the observation of physicians for some common physical problems, including...
Read moreForeign diplomats on Thursday stressed the need for addressing the challenges faced by the existing global companies operating in Bangladesh and improving the country's business environment index to attract more foreign direct investment.They also suggested taking preparations right from now for the post-2024 period as it would lose the preferential...
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