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5x higher tablet prices raise eyebrows

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) plans to purchase 150 tablet computers at Tk 59,300 each for a new project. This is more than five times the price paid per device bought during the Population and Housing Census two years ago, which was Tk 11,336.14.The national statistics agency has proposed...

Specific budget head for LGs can mobilise domestic, int’l funds

Hearth and home is swamped with saline seawater and the last resort for emergent protection is the camp. The shelter is in a shambles, too, which local officials blame on lack of dedicated funds. Frontiersmen have tales to tell--but who is to hear and show a solution that lies with...

Rice imports up over 2,900pc in 9 months

Bangladesh's rice imports soared further during the first nine months of the current fiscal year as the government scrambled to replenish food reserves and stabilise markets in the wake of higher inflationary pressure on the economy.Rice imports jumped over 2,900 per cent year-on-year to US$492.4 million in the July-March period...

Egg and vegetable prices soar

Prices of eggs and vegetables continued to rise over the past week, while rice prices witnessed a slight decline.Boro paddy harvest has begun in different districts across the country. Millers have started releasing their old stock in large volumes, which has led to a slight drop in prices, traders said.Prices...

ICT-2 to help expedite trials

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has hoped that the formation of the second tribunal would expedite the trials of crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising."We want to thank the government for forming the second tribunal. We, from the prosecution, are working to prepare the...

Biman avoids Pakistani airspace over Indo-Pak conflict

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of the country, has been operating its flights avoiding the Pakistani airspace amid the hostilities between Pakistan and India. In light of the current situation, the national flag carrier has rescheduled its flights to Toronto, Rome, and London. The revised schedules will remain...