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Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell below the $19 billion-mark for the first time in 11 months. It hit $18.26 billion today after the central bank settled $1.63 billion worth of import bills of two months through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), an arrangement for settling transactions, Bangladesh Bank Spokesperson Md Mezbaul Haque told The Daily…
The United States hopes that Israel will accept the new cease-fire plan announced to end the ongoing war in Gaza, if Hamas agrees. This was stated by the spokesman of the country’s National Security Council, John Corby. US President Joe Biden unveiled the ceasefire plan last week. It said the ceasefire would be implemented in…
Former Chief Secretary Najibur Rahman was active in covering up his irregularities and corruption. During his transfer from Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) to Principal Secretary to former Prime Minister, he misused his power and took some important documents, files with him. These included source money files. Therefore, NBR does not have the…
Agitating autorickshaw drivers set fire to a traffic police box in Kalshi of the capital. The incident took place at Kalshi intersection around 4:20 pm on Sunday (19 May). Pallabi Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Mokhlesur Rahman told the media that the agitators are carrying out violent agitation in Kalshi. They set fire to a police…
Residents of 15 villages around Sittwe were given five days to leave their homes and move to the state capital Myanmar’s junta has ordered thousands of people living outside a state capital threatened by ethnic rebels to leave their homes and head into the city, residents said on Friday. Sittwe city is one of the…
Nahid Islam, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, called on the countrymen not to engage in incitement-looting and communal attacks. He made this call in an interview on a private television channel on Monday evening. At that time Sarjis Alam, Hasnat Abdullah and seven other coordinators were present. In response to a…
Bangladesh’s agriculture and livestock sector is likely to generate increased amount of greenhouse gases by 2030 driven by emission of methane from irrigated rice fields, nitrous oxide due to nitrogenous fertiliser use and enteric fermentation of livestock and manures. The amount of emission of carbon dioxide equivalent (Co2e) from agriculture and livestock sector may increase…
At least 10 people from both sides, including a police officer, were injured in the clash between the two sides of the youth gang in Madaripur headquarters. The incident took place in the DC Bridge area of the city at around seven o’clock on Wednesday evening. Four of the injured have been identified. They are…
