Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Md. Serajul Islam on Tuesday blamed the extreme volatility in the forex market in recent months on the global strength of the dollar against almost all currencies. “Not only in Bangladesh but also in neighboring countries, the price of the US dollar has increased. In many South Asian countries, it is higher than it is in Bangladesh,” ...

Bangladesh on Tuesday reported one Covid-19 death while it recorded 657 coronavirus positive cases during the same period. “Bangladesh reported 13.80 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,762 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka ...

The apparent new symptom termed as “night sweats” is linked with the BA.5 strain of the Omicron variant and was discovered by Trinity College Dublin immunologist, Professor Luke O’Neill. Omicron’s new characteristic is evening drowsiness. This ‘Covidsomnia’ (COVID Insomnia) escalated as the virus-induced rise in stress and anxiety, Times of India reported. Who is at risk of sleep issues? Sleep ...

The bottled soybean oil price has been dropped by Tk 14 a litre to Taka 178 per litre from the existing Taka 192 per litre. The new price will come in effect from tomorrow (Tuesday). Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association announced the decision in a press release on Monday. It said that the new retail price of ...

Bangladesh on Monday reported two Covid-19 deaths while it recorded 696 coronavirus positive cases during the same period. “Bangladesh reported 12.00 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 5,801 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka ...

Robi Axiata has appointed Rajeev Sethi as the company’s chief executive officer. Sethi joins Robi following his role at Myanmar’s leading mobile operator, Ooredoo, as its CEO. Prior to that, he served as the chief commercial officer at Airtel for Africa. He will be replacing M Riyaaz Rasheed, who has been serving as Robi’s acting chief executive officer since August ...

Mistakes were made over the mini-budget, Liz Truss acknowledged, but the prime minister has said she is standing by her tax-cutting plan as she refused to rule out public spending cuts. The prime minister admitted she could have done more to prepare the ground for Kwasi Kwarteng’s financial statement, which spooked the markets, sent the pound plummeting and forced a ...

Bangladesh on Sunday reported one Covid-19 death while it recorded 535 coronavirus positive cases during the same period. “Bangladesh reported 14.35 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 3,727 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. During the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka ...

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has adjusted downward the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 35 per 12kg cylinder to Tk 1,200 from the existing rate of Tk 1,235 as sold by the private companies. The new price rate will come into effect from 6pm today, BERC Chairman Abdul Jalil announced at a virtual press conference. The price ...

King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt later this year, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It was responding to a story in The Sunday Times which claimed Prime Minister Liz Truss had “ordered” the King not to attend. The Palace said advice had been sought by the King and given ...