Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 with 620 more cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, country’s total fatalities rose to 29,347 while the total caseload to 2,020,768, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rises to 15.38 per cent from Thursday’s 14.13 per cent as 4,031 samples ...

Japan on Thursday announced that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years. “Finally, Japan will reopen the border,” Digital Minister Taro Kono wrote on Twitter. “Visa waiver is back, no daily limit and free individual visits.” He made the announcement ahead of a speech at the New York Stock ...

The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday (Sept 22) fixed the millgate, dealer and maximum retail prices of loose palm oil and refined and packaged loose sugar as per the recommendations of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC). A circular signed by Commerce Ministry’s deputy secretary Khandker Nurul Huque, on Thursday (Sept 22) said the new prices would be effective ...

Bangladesh on Thursday reported one Covid-19 death while it recorded 678 coronavirus positive cases during the same period. “Bangladesh reported 14.13 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 4,798 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 ...

Britain on Wednesday launched a six-month plan starting in October to pay about half of energy bills for businesses, as Prime Minister Liz Truss seeks to stop companies going under as a result of rocketing prices. The news precedes a mini-budget Friday when finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil tax cuts to help a nation struggling with decades-high ...

NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fueling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon. “All of the objectives that we set out to do we were able to accomplish today,” said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director of the program ...

The US dollar hit a fresh 24-year high against the Japanese yen on Thursday, breaking through the 145 level after Japan’s central bank left its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged. News of the Bank of Japan’s decision sent the dollar surging to as much as 145.28 yen, before easing back slightly. That call widens the gulf between Japan and other major ...

The government will procure 1.65 crore litres of soybean oil for the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). The decision was taken today at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Cabinet Division Additional Secretary Abdul Barik said the cabinet committee approved three procurement ...

The Indian government has said it has discussed the feasibility of institutionalising rupee-riyal trade with its South Arabian counterpart, reports Reuters. Both governments reaffirmed cooperation in joint projects including a refinery in western India, LNG infrastructure investment and development of strategic petroleum storage facilities in India, the statement added.

Flags on government buildings returned to full mast and an epic clean-up operation was underway on Tuesday as British public life resumed after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, although the royal family remains in mourning for another week. Around a quarter of a million people queued round the clock to view the queen’s coffin as it lay in ...