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High price of rice in Bangladesh bucks the trend of easing inflation

, July 29 -- Despite a record Boro harvest, rice prices in Bangladesh remain unusually high, raising questions about market manipulation amid weak monitoring as well as regulation. A visit to several... Read More


Govt approves procurement of 2 LNG cargoes

, July 29 -- The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals including one for procuring some two cargoes of LNG to meet the growing demand for the country. The approvals came from a meeting of... Read More


Govt okays deal with Saudi firm to import urea under G2G arrangement

Dhaka, July 29 -- The government on Tuesday approved a proposal in principle for signing agreement between Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) and SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Ara... Read More


Barishal sit-in seeks healthcare reforms, end to irregularities

Barishall, July 29 -- A group of people staged a sit-in in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall on Tuesday, demanding nationwide healthcare reforms and an end to irregularities at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College... Read More


Global Tiger Day: Sundarbans sees increase in tiger population amid conservation efforts

Khulna, July 29 -- As the world observes Global Tiger Day on Tuesday, forest officials and conservationists in Bangladesh have expressed cautious optimism over a gradual rise in the number of Royal Be... Read More


Bangladesh welcomes announcement of Thailand- Cambodia ceasefire

, July 29 -- Bangladesh has welcomed the announcement of immediate and unconditional ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. Bangladesh praised Malaysia, the ASEAN Chair, for mediating the fruitful ... Read More


Four foreign firms show interest in organising BPL

Dhaka, July 29 -- Four overseas companies are among five firms that have shown interest in organising the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said r... Read More


Stocks see gains in early trade on DSE-CSE

Dhaka, July 29 -- Dhaka and Chattogram bourses witnessed an upward trend in the early hours of Tuesday's trading session, with most company shares advancing. During the first two hours of trading, th... Read More


Fakhrul calls for State reforms to improve public life

Dhaka, July 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said reforms and structural changes in the State must lead to real improvements in public life, especially for children. ... Read More


Probe formed over Lalmonirhat train collision

Lalmonirhat, July 29 -- member body has been formed to investigate the collision between two passenger trains that left eight people injured near the BDR Gate area, a few yards away Lalmonirhat railwa... Read More