Eggs, vegetables, chickens’ prices continue to rise
The prices of eggs, chickens, and vegetables have continued to rise over the past week, putting additional strain on consumers, especially those in low-income groups.The price of farm brown eggs has increased to Tk 170-175 per dozen, while white eggs now cost Tk 165-170 per dozen.A single egg is now...
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Tk 250m WB aid for medicare of critically injured
The World Bank will provide Tk 250 million as health ministry is assessing the medical capacity for treatment and health condition of critically injured people in the July-August student movement.The department concerned of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has already sat with the world lender and the DGHS...
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BD deposits instrument of ratification of BBNJ deal
Bangladesh has deposited the instrument of ratification for the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) to the United Nations, reports BSS.Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain deposited...
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Fertiliser crisis likely from January
Several government agencies, including the agriculture ministry and the BCIC, have sounded the alarm over a possible crisis of fertilisers next January during the Rabi season.The state-owned Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) is worried about the stock of fertilisers.The agencies have suggested increasing the stock of necessary fertilisers, including supply...
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Dhaka, Male seek closer ties
NEW YORK (USA), Sept 27 (UNB): Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday stressed the need for closer ties with the Maldives when he met Mohamed Muizzu, president of the island nation, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York.The two leaders...
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A trader is seen selling live fish
A trader is seen selling live fish kept in a water tank placed on a rickshaw-van in the capital's Central Road area on Friday. Such fish now retails at Tk 400-450 per kilogram. — FE Photo
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Groundsmen cover the field as rain stops play
Groundsmen cover the field as rain stops play during the first day of the second Test cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Cricket Stadium in Kanpur on Friday. — AFP
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