Coronavirus claimed 39 more lives in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours until Saturday, a record number of deaths in the past three months.
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Covid-19: Bangladesh records 3-month high 34 deaths
Coronavirus claimed 34 more lives in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday, a record number of deaths in the past three months.
Tensions high at Rohingya camps after violence
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 08 – Tensions heightened at Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps following a fierce clash at Ukhiya camp on Tuesday that left four people dead.
2% incentive helps keep remittance inflow to Bangladesh high
Dhaka, Sept 14 – Bangladesh received 922.10 million US dollars as remittance in the first 10 days of September, which is almost double compared to the corresponding period last year 2019.
Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers have high viral loads
People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their nose, throat and lungs whether they have symptoms or not, a new study from South Korea showed Thursday.
High transport costs hit Thakurgaon sweet pumpkin farmers
Thakurgaon, July 06 – Despite bumper yield of sweet pumpkins, farmers in Thakurgaon are counting losses as high transport costs are preventing them from marketing their produces all over the country, forcing some of them to sell at low prices…
India passes 300,000 cases with single-day high
India reported more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, another single-day high for the country, as it passed the grim milestone of 300,000 cases.
3 shops fined for selling oxygen cylinders at high price
A mobile court on Wednesday fined three shops on Shahongaccha Station Road area of Cumilla City for charging extra for oxygen cylinders.
High onion price in harvest season upsets consumers
Dhaka, Jan 07 – The onion price remained unchanged at Tk 180-200 per kg at the retail market in the capital on Monday although it fell by Tk 30-40 at the wholesale market.
Turning ambition into action: High hopes for UN action week
By Cameron Diver New Caledonia, Sep 13 2019 (IPS) – In less than 10 days, countries from around the planet will come together in New York for the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit. I look forward to representing…
High road-construction costs in BD for soil texture, Quader
Dhaka, Sept 9 – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday told parliament that road-construction cost in Bangladesh is higher than that of India and China due to the difference in soil conditions.
BD govt sets higher revenue collection goal for next FY
Dhaka, May 10 – The revenue collection target for the 2019-20 fiscal has been set at Tk 3.97 lakh crore to reduce dependency on foreign aid and grants. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been tasked with collecting Tk…
High US tariff blamed for poor garment safety
Agency An opinion article in the New York Times has blamed the poor safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories to high American import duties that forces contractors to “scrimp on labour standards to stay competitive”.