Medicine prices may not rise in domestic mkt
Medicine prices are unlikely to increase in Bangladesh due to its graduation in 2026, according to a latest study, but exports of pharmaceutical items would be affected as export subsidies the industry now enjoys under WTO rules would go.However, other factors like structural challenges in the health sector and rising...
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Tarique Rahman for quick poll to avert conspiracy
CHUADANGA, Nov 23 (BSS): BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said the people's mandate through election could make the ongoing reforms sustainable."The more the election would be delayed, the more conspiracy would be orchestrated," he said while addressing the council of Chuadanga district BNP virtually from London.BNP Secretary General Mirza...
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An unhelmeted biker and a driver
An unhelmeted biker and a driver of the banned battery-operated rickshaw are moving at speed in blatant defiance of law in Matuail area on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, risking their lives. The photo was shot on Saturday.— FE photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
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Battery-powered rickshaw drivers, owners demand solution in 7 days
The Rickshaw, Battery Rickshaw-Van and Easybike Drivers Sangram Parishad has set a deadline of seven days for the High Court to reconsider its stance on the use of battery-run rickshaws in the Dhaka metropolitan area and to find a solution for the issue through licences and route permits, reports bdnews24.com.The...
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3 IUT students electrocuted as picnic bus hits live wire
Three students of Gazipur's Islamic University of Technology (IUT) have died after their picnic bus came into contact with a high-voltage power line in Sreepur, report agencies.At least ten others were injured in the incident that occurred around 10:30am on Saturday in Udaykhali village near a local Chinese factory, said...
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BR to appoint consultant for new Kalurghat Rail-Road Bridge project
A consultant for the construction of the new Kalurghat Rail-Road Bridge project in Chattogram is set to be appointed by Bangladesh Railway (BR) within February next year, while the tender for the appointment will be floated on December, according to sources.The previously appointed consultant Korean Consultant Yooshin Engineering Corporation has...
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10 more die of dengue
Ten more deaths due to dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 448 this year. In the recent fatalities, three occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), one in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC),...
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Jamuna Future Park traders stage demo for enhanced security
Traders staged a demonstration in front of the city's Jamuna Future Park on Saturday, demanding adequate security at the mall.The protestors also demanded compensation for thefts in mobile phone shops and resignation of the general manager (GM) of the market.The traders demonstrated around 12 noon on the day and blocked...
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