Staff Reporter :The country’s apparel manufacturers are very much concerned for decline in orders of shipment due to the ongoing war-driven economic recession in major destinations.The readymade garment industry, the main export earning sector of the country, is suffering due to Covid-19 pandemic, increase in prices of raw materials and fuel oil price caused by Russia-Ukraine war, cancellation of shipment orders by many reputed global brands and gas-electricity crisis.Many buyers are either cancelling or withholding shipment orders. On the other...
The Guardian :Long lines of vehicles continue to form at Russia’s border crossings on the second day full day of...
Editorial Desk :People’s trust deficit on the present government and the state institutions is so deep that any inquiry initiated...
Staff Reporter :The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has been appointed as...
Staff Reporter :The government has decided to raise the maximum age limit for government job by three years and three months, considering the Covid-19 fallout. The public administration ministry said it in a circular issued on Thursday.As per the circular, the increasing age limit will not be applicable for the highly competitive BCS exams held under the Public Service Commission. As per the circular, if age of a candidate turns 30 years on March 25, 2020, he or she will...
Staff Reporter :Country’s forex reserves are now down to USD 36.90 billion, despite the central bank’s measures of reducing imports, and currency diversification in foreign trade.The reserves was about USD 37 billion a day ago. The latest data of Bangladesh Bank says it. According to the data of Bangladesh Bank, forex reserves on Wednesday stood at USD 36.90 billion, which was USD 37.08 billion on Monday.As per the data of the central bank, the country’s reserves stood at USD 46.19...
News Desk :Two more dengue patient died in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 48.During this period, 437 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The latest deaths were reported from Chattogram division raising the death in the division to 23. The dengue death toll in Dhaka division remained unchanged at 21 and in...
Agencies :At least 31 civilians have been killed in an Iranian security forces crackdown on protests that erupted over the...
Iranian women came to the streets protesting the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police...
News Desk :A youth who was injured critically during the clash between the police and the activists of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday evening. The victim is Md Shaon, 21, son of Md Sohorab Ali of Murma village under Mirkadim in Munshiganj. He was a three-wheeler driver by profession.‘Shaon died at the hospital at about 8:30pm today,’ said DMCH police outpost in-charge Md Bachchu Mia on Thursday...
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has filed case against Unilever Bangladesh Ltd, City Group and 11 people for unusual price hiking and making artificial crisis of rice, flour, egg, Chicken meat and toiletries’. According to commission sources it was known that BCC has prosecuted against Rashid Agro Food Products, Belcon Group, City Group of Industries, Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited for rice; City Group of Industries for Flour; Paragon Poultry for Eggs, President of Egg Traders-Artdar Multipurpose Cooperative Society Amanullah, Managing...