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Bangabazar traders resume business setting up chowkis under open sky

Bangabazar traders temporarily set up chowkis and resumed their business under the open sky defying sun heat. Mainly, due to Eid-ul-Fitr, the place has been temporarily arranged for the traders. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) made the arrangements for them on temporary basis. Some were found using large umbrellas to protect themselves and buyers from the scorching sun. Earlier, bricks ...

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All types of fertiliser price raised by Tk 5 per kg

The government has raised the prices of per kg fertilisers by Tk 5. Agriculture Ministry on Monday issued an order in this regard increasing the price of urea, DAP, TSP and MOP fertilisers. The new price will come into effect from Monday (April 10). The price of fertiliser was revised in line with the ongoing global economic situation and the ...

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Gold prices drop by Tk 1,983 per bhori

Bangladesh Jewelers Association (BAJUS) has decided to reduce the gold price by Tk 1,983 per bhori. With the new rate effective from Tuesday, price of 22-carat gold was reduced from Tk 99,144 to Tk 97,161 per bhori, according to a press release issued by BAJUS. BAJUS said the rate was re-fixed as the prices of pure gold declined in the ...

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ADP austerity to continue in next fiscal

The austerity in public spending will continue in the next fiscal year’s Annual Development Programme (ADP) in a bid to ease the escalating tension over economic uncertainty. The Planning Commission is likely to resort to priority-based ADP fund release in FY 2023-24 like the current fiscal year, the commission suggested. No unnecessary new projects will be picked up while special ...

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BB releases new banknotes for exchange

Bangladesh Bank has started releasing new taka notes for exchange from Sunday, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, at specific branches of scheduled banks. The central bank in a notification said that until April 17 (except weekends and public holidays), these notes will be available through certain branches of banks in the Dhaka region and through the offices of Bangladesh Bank, ...

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Bangabazar traders start selling products on footpaths, roads

Some traders started their business by making makeshift shops on south side footpath of Bangabazar and under the flyover as it would need two or three days to clear the debris there. More than 500 traders were seen started selling their products, which they able to save from the devastating fire, on Saturday morning. Workers are busy to remove the ...

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Bangabazar fire completely doused after 75 hours, says fire service

The massive fire at Bangabazar Market was finally doused on Friday morning, more than 75 hours after it broke out early Tuesday. The fire was doused around 9:30am, according to the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence. The fire originated around 6:10am Tuesday at Adarsha Market of Bangabazar Shopping Complex, burning several thousand shops to ashes. Forty-eight ...

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Sale of advance train tickets for Eid begins

Bangladesh Railway has started selling advance train tickets today to ensure hassle-free journey for Eid-ul-Fitr holidaymakers Holidaymakers will be able to purchase their tickets online and through mobile apps. According to the state-run organisation’s Eid-centric work plan, online ticket sale will begin today while the sale of advance return tickets will start from April 15. Passengers can buy tickets ten ...

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Govt slashes sugar prices by Tk 3 per kg

The government has reduced the price of sugar by Taka 3 per kg. As per the fresh price, the refined loose sugar will be sold at Taka 104 per kg while the packaged sugar will be sold at Taka 109 per KG. The new price will be made effective from April 8. The Ministry of Commerce issued a notification today ...

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No income tax from private universities for now

No private universities will be paid income tax for now, as per Appellate Division of the Supreme Court verdict. An eight-member HC bench, led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, pronounced the judgement on Thursday dismissing the review petition. On June 28, 2007, National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a gazette notification, imposing the 15 per cent income tax on ...

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