BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Oct 6, 2022 : Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed to steer the UK “through the tempest” as she closed her party’s tumultuous annual conference on Wednesday, making an unapologetic pitch for economic “growth, growth, growth”. Since succeeding Boris Johnson, Truss has alienated voters, financial markets and many in the ruling Conservative party with a crash programme of ...

Ministry of Commerce has fixed the price of palm oil at Tk 125 reducing by Tk 8 per litre. Besides, the price of sugar has been increased by Tk 6 per kilogram. The new prices will be effective from Friday. Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh announced the new prices after a meeting with the Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati ...

Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 410 fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The country’s total fatalities rose to 29,375 with the new death. The new cases raised the country’s total caseload to 2,028,524, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate declined to 10.76 per cent from Wednesday’s 13.86 per ...

The pound has risen to its highest level for two weeks on hopes Kwasi Kwarteng will bring forward details of how he will cut debt. It rose to $1.14, recovering after the chancellor’s plans to fund tax cuts by extra borrowing rattled investors. The pound remained high despite confusion over when he would set out his debt-cutting plan. It is ...

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths with 549 fresh cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. The country’s total fatalities rose to 29,374 with the new deaths. The new cases raised the country’s total caseload to 2,028,114, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 13.86 per cent from Tuesday’s 13.80 ...

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 ...