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BBS takes Tk 186.53m project to do 5 surveys

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has undertaken a project involving Tk186.53 million to conduct five surveys on industry and service-sectors, parallel to its ongoing Tk5.8 billion economic census aimed at collecting detailed data on all non-agricultural economic units across the country. The surveys will be conducted on manufacturing industries,...

Many surprised at bank directors’ exemption

Former directors of the state-owned BASIC Bank, who were reportedly involved in the bank's multiple loan scams, have still remained outside the trial process, according to case documents.The then board chairman, Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, has been accused in the Tk 22.65-billion loan irregularities case. But other board members, who...

UK Labour Party considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq: The Times

Senior allies of UK PM Sir Keir Starmer are considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in case she is forced to quit over links to her aunt's regime, reports UK publication The Times.Candidates are said to have been identified to succeed the...

Reovirus detected in Bangladesh

Reovirus has been detected in the bodies of five people for the first time in Bangladesh.The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the development on Friday.The IEDCR has identified the existence of reovirus after conducting a study on new disease-causing germs.The new discovery came after the samples...

New and stylish battery-run auto-rickshaws

New and stylish battery-run auto-rickshaws now rule the roads in the capital as they have taken place of their primitive peers like the ones lying uncared for in Tejgaon area. The snap was shot on Friday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Tesla launches redesigned Model Y in Asia, seeking to fend off rivals

SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters): Tesla launched a new version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in China on Friday, hoping that a redesigned exterior and upgraded features inside will help it regain market share taken by rivals such as Xiaomi.The new Model Y is priced from 263,500 yuan ($35,900),...