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May 24, 2022

NBR slaps additional duty on 135 luxury items to discourage import

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has imposed addtional duty on 135 foreign products – from fruits to flowers – to discourage their imports and ease pressure on forex reserves.The NBR notification stated that 20 per cent regulatory import duty has be…

Coca-Cola supports economic empowerment of marginalised women

Coca-Cola International Beverages Private Limited (IBPL) gave more than 30 sewing machines to the deputy commissioner of Mymensingh for the economic empowerment of marginalised women.The women from Bhaluka and Trishal lost their jobs during the pandemi…

DSCC anti-mosquito drive to begin from June 15

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Tuesday said an anti-mosquito drive will be conducted in the DSCC area from June 15 to control the spread of Aedes mosquitoes.The drive will be conducted in ten areas under DSCC, he …

Rajshahi, Chapai both get GI certificate for Fazli

The juicy Fazli variety of mangoes has been declared as “Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj’s Fazli mango” concluding the hearing about the ownership of the fruit as both the neighbouring district claimed that Fazli mango is their own.The Department of Patents, …

Healthcare payments: Nagad offers discounts of up to Tk2,350

Mobile financial services provider Nagad’s customers will get discounts while making payments for health checkup fees at several hospitals, mental health centres and dental care.They will get a discount of up to Tk2,350 on Nagad payment for special hea…

Gang leader killed as two robber gangs clash in Cox’s bazar

A member of a robber gang in Cox’s Bazar was killed on Monday as two gangs of robbers clashed over enmity at Chakaria Dulahazara on Monday night.Deceased Amir Hossain, gang leader, was a resident of Dumkhali reserve area in Dulahazara.Members of Amir H…

South Asia’s intense heat wave a ‘sign of things to come’

The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released Monday.The World Weather Attribution group an…

Global Covid cases top 528 million

The overall number of Covid cases has now crossed 528 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world.According to the latest global data, the total case count mounted to 528,280,106 while the death toll from the virus reached 6,301,821 on …

Mirza Abbas leaves for Singapore for treatment

Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas left for Singapore on Tuesday morning for “advanced treatment of a stomach problem”.The BNP standing committee member, along with his wife and two sons, left for Singapore on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Hazrat …

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