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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CNG stations will be open for 24 hours for 13 days marking Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslims. Power Division under Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources issued an order on Thursday in this regard. The order will come into effect four days before the Eid and end seven days later. CNG stations need to ...

Banks will keep their branches open on a limited scale in the industrial areas on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 27 & 28) to facilitate the payments of salaries, and festival allowances to the garment workers, employees before Eid-ul-Azha. The Department of Off-site Supervision of the Bangladesh Bank issued a circular in this regard and sent it to the top executives ...

The sugar price may increase further in the country as mill owners demanded an increase in sugar price by Tk 25 per kg. Mill owners have sent a letter to the Ministry of Commerce to this end on Monday. They wanted to see new price of sugar coming into effect from June 22, sources said. As per the Commerce Ministry, ...