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Prices of 9 commodities to be fixed in 7 days: Minister

Staff Correspondent: The government will set the prices of nine essential commodities in the country in accordance with the world market and the new prices will be announced in the

Govt to procure 90,000MT fertilizer, 15,000MT lentil, 2.25cr-litre soybean oil

News Desk: The government on September 14 approved separate proposals for procuring some 90,000 metric tons of fertilizer, 15,000 metric tons of lentil and 2.25 crore litres of soybean oil

No alternative of strengthening Tobacco Control Law to protect public health

Speakers at workshop Staff Reporter: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has recently taken an initiative to amend the tobacco control law to achieve a tobacco-free Bangladesh. The

Bangladesh will always assist to maintain global peace: PM

Desk Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh will always assist to maintain global peace, even it also intends to do it. “It is our constitutional obligation that Bangladesh

Tidal surges likely to inundate low lying areas of coast

Staff Correspondent:Low-lying areas of coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department said yesterday. These districts are Satkhira, Khulna,

Govt served legal notice to stop exporting Hilsa

Court Correspondent:A legal notice has been served to the authorities concerned of the government to stop exporting Hilsa fish to India.Supreme Court lawyer MdMahmudul Hasan sent the legal notice yesterday.