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Rice prices up at home despite global fall, hurting low-income people

Dhaka, July 4 -- Prices of rice are increasing in local markets despite a decline in the global market, causing hardship for lower-income groups in Bangladesh. Global rice prices fell in June, as sho... Read More


Exports of jute and jute goods keep falling

Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladesh's jute and jute goods sector has become pale as year-on-year exports have slipped from the billion-dollar club even after huge government investments for sectoral developme... Read More


65,000 pilgrims return to home, 42 deaths reported

Dhaka, July 4 -- As many as 64,864 Bangladeshi pilgrims returned home after performing Hajj this year. Meanwhile, 42 pilgrims have died during their stay in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Religious A... Read More


Trump says he expects Hamas decision in 24 hours on 'final' peace proposal

Dhaka, July 4 -- US President Donald Trump said on Friday it would probably be known in 24 hours whether the Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to accept what he has called a "final proposal"... Read More


Dhaka still tries for deal to avert tariff hike

Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladesh is still trying for a deal to avert prohibitive tariffs on exports to the US market while President Trump, basking in "legislative victory", Friday began delivering tariff-... Read More


BTMA urges withdrawal of AIT on cotton imports

Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladesh's primary textile industry is feared to head towards a serious disruption, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has warned, calling for urgent policy reversals t... Read More


Semiconductor push: BD outlines vision to join global tech value chain

Dhaka, July 4 -- Bangladesh has unveiled a strategic roadmap for development of its promising semiconductor industry, aiming to position itself as a competitive player in the global technology value c... Read More


IU Lake no longer a habitat for migratory birds

Dhaka, July 4 -- ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, July 03: Surrounded by eye-soothing greenery, the Islamic University Lake, now called Mir Mugdho Sarovar, no more draws the large number of guest birds as... Read More


Brokers given time up to August to install tamper-proof software

Dhaka, July 4 -- Brokerage firms have been given two more months until August 31 to install uniform, tamper-proof back-office software -- a mechanism deemed crucial to prevent digital fraud meant to e... Read More


Country's rice stock up

Dhaka, July 4 -- As of the first day of the current fiscal year, the stock of rice in the country has increased to 1.541 million tonnes from the previous year's 1.473 million tonnes. According to sta... Read More