Why Bangladesh's farmers lose while city consumers pay more
For Foishal Rahman, a middle-aged resident of Shantinagar in Dhaka, a simple visit to the local kitchen market has become a source of profound anxiety."I grew up in a village where vegetables were practically free during the harvest season. Today, in Dhaka, I am paying nearly four times the price...
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Foreign operator of Pangaon terminal up with halved usage-cost plan
Derelict-like Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT) is poised for renascence as its Switzerland-based foreign operator formally begins operating the trade facility today with plans to halve the box-transportation costs.Sources say the company, Medlog SA, comes up with this and ancillary offers to woo users, who were averse to taking that...
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Wilful negligence behind Khaleda's death
The wilful negligence of the government medical team formed by the ousted Sheikh Hasina regime was behind liver cirrhosis and other diseases of late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, which finally took her life, says Prof Dr FM Siddiqui. Siddiqui, the chief of Khaleda's medical team formed in 2021 after she...
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IsDB technical mission likely in late Jan
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is likely to send a technical mission to Bangladesh in late January as it may lend a record high of $1.0 billion for setting up an oil refinery, officials say.The delegation aims to finalise the terms of the financing package for the long-delayed Eastern Refinery...
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New political platform NPA launched
Network for People's Action (NPA) has made its debut in Dhaka, promising to engage youth and professionals in politics, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday afternoon, former Dhaka University student Mir Hojaifa Al Mamduh formally announced the platform at the Central Shaheed Minar.He also revealed that NPA will have a 101-member central council,...
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Trump announces 'board of peace' formed for Gaza
WASHINGTON, United States, Jan 16, (AFP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza "board of peace," a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory."It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has...
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Mother throws toddler into river in Naogaon, rescued with police help
Naogaon, Jan. 15 (UNB)- A 16-month-old girl, Rupsha, was thrown into a river in Patnitola, Naogaon, by her mother before the mother, Muntahin Mun, appeared at the local police station requesting her own arrest on Thursday.Police rushed to the Najipur Bridge upon receiving the report and, with the help of...
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