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Fertilizer price increased by 105% in Bangladesh: Report

Price of fertilizer has increased by 105% in Bangladesh while sugar’s price by 60%, petrol’s price by 47%, and sanitary pads by 23%, according to a new study conducted by the international humanitarian organization ActionAid. The cost of living in Bangladesh has gone up across multiple parameters, hitting the marginalized communities the hardest, the report said. “Communities are facing multiple ...

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Green chilli price hits Tk 600 a kg

Green chilli price shot up to Tk 600 a kg on Friday. The price of green chilli witnessed a hike almost every day in the last seven days. This may be due to a rise in demand on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Visiting several kitchen markets in Dhaka on Friday, this correspondent found that a kilogram of green chili was ...

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US-Bangla to launch Dhaka-Delhi flights from July

US-Bangla Airlines will launch direct flights to India’s Delhi from the last week of July. The airlines, primarily, will operate direct flights on the Dhaka-Delhi route four days a week– Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday to Delhi, says a press release. The airline’s fleet consists of 19 aircraft, including eight Boeing 737-800s and six brand-new ATR 72-600s. For the first ...

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Record Tk 4.60cr toll collected from Padma Bridge in 24hrs

The government has earned a record Tk 4.6 crore in revenue from tolls collected from the vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge in 24 hours till midnight Tuesday. Padma Bridge Site Office Additional Director Amirul Islam said a total of Tk 4,60,53,300 was collected from the vehicles that crossed the bridge from Monday 12am to Tuesday 12am. Last year, a ...

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Trade activities thru’ Hili port to remain suspended for 6 days

Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port will remain suspended for six days, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Md Mostafizur Rahman, general secretary of Hili Land Port Import-Export Group, said that trade activities will remain closed from June 27 to July 2 for the Eid holidays. “Trade activities will resume at the land port from July ...

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Green chilli import through Hili land port begins

Indian trucks loaded with green chilli entered Bangladesh through Hili land port in Dinajpur on Monday as the government has allowed its import  in the wake of surging prices in the local market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. M/s Satata Banijyalay, BK Trade, Promi Enterprise and Royal Trade International– have received import permits (IP). These organizations will import around 1,900 metric tons ...

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Govt fixes cow rawhide prices at Tk 50-55 in Dhaka

The Ministry of Commerce on Sunday fixed the prices of salted cowhides at Tk 50 to Tk 55 per square feet in Dhaka and at Tk 45 to Tk 48 outside Dhaka. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi disclosed this after a meeting with tannery owners, the Tariff Commission, and related stakeholders at the Ministry of Commerce, UNB reports. The minister said ...

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Asian markets fall again as traders eye more rate hikes

Equity markets sank Friday and oil extended a sharp selloff after a string of interest rate hikes by central banks revived worries about the global economy. Eyes are also on Tokyo after forecast-beating inflation figures fuelled speculation on whether the Bank of Japan will shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy that has dragged on the yen. The optimism that ...

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Eid: Train services start, 52 pairs to operate on 1st day

Bangladesh Railway authorities started their first train services ensuing Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday. ‘Dhumketu Express’ train left Kamalapur station at its scheduled time at 6am with the home-bound commuters. The commuters too are traveling at ease. A total of 52 pairs of trains including local and inter-service will operate on the first day through different destinations. Two more special trains will ...

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Biman successfully completes this year’s pre-hajj flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has successfully completed the pre-Hajj flights for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims this year (2023). The last pre-Hajj flight BG 335 left Dhaka for Jeddah with 262 Bangladeshi pilgrims around 7:15pm on Thursday (June 22,2023), said Tahera Khandaker, general manager (public relations) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. A total of 61,151 pilgrims have safely reached Saudi Arabia this year by ...

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