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Tobacco costs Bangladesh more than twice it earns, health official says

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Bangladesh earns about Tk 400 billion a year in revenue from the tobacco sector, but the wider costs linked to tobacco use amount to around Tk 870 billion annually, a senior health of... Read More


BRIC to invest $5.32m in agro-processing plant at Jamalpur EZ

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Business Research International Corporation (BRIC), a local company, is set to invest $5.32 million in an agro-processing plant at the Jamalpur Economic Zone (EZ) to establish an agro... Read More


Apparel leaders push for cash incentive changes to aid spinners

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Leaders of the apparel and textile sector have urged the government to overhaul the existing cash incentive structure to enhance the competitiveness of local spinning mills. Without ... Read More


Govt sets subsidised prices for meat, milk, eggs during Ramadan

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Like every year, the government will sell key animal protein items at subsidised prices during the upcoming Ramadan to help ease pressure on consumers, officials said on Sunday. Unde... Read More


Performance audit for COVID-19 Vaccine Recovery Project launched

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The government has initiated a comprehensive performance audit for the "Responsive COVID-19 Vaccine for Recovery Project" under the Asia Pacific Access Facility (APVAX). This audit, ... Read More


East West University holds 25th Convocation

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The 25th Convocation of East West University (EWU) was held at Aftabnagar Playground in the city on Monday with great enthusiasm and participation, especially from the fresh graduates... Read More


Excessive use of fertilisers, pesticides becomes a threat

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Food and Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder said excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides to increase crop production has now become a serious threat to safe food. In the past, artifi... Read More


Nurul Azim joins Shimanto Bank as MD & CEO

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Experienced banker Md. Nurul Azim has officially assumed office on Tuesday (03 February) as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Shimanto Bank PLC. Prior t... Read More


ACC sues ex-DESCO MD, chief engineer

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed two cases against former Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) managing director Md Kawsar Amir Ali and chief engineer Sha... Read More


State reform foundation weaker than expected, says TIB

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said that one and a half years after the fall of authoritarianism, the foundation for state reform has not strengthened; instead, the s... Read More