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Overheated onion market: Import duty withdrawn
The government has withdrawn 5 percent duty on onion import in an effort to cool down the overheated local market following its export ban by India.
Work sincerely to ensure customers’ satisfaction, Nasrul to power sector engineers
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged engineers in power sector to work sincerely to ensure customers’ satisfaction.
Law Minister helps return 'sold' baby to mother in Gaibandha
Following an intervention from Law Minister Anisul Huq, the Gaibandha district administration on Sunday tracked down the newborn who was sold by the parents to meet the very expenses of having him at a private clinic, from Sadulapur upazila of the district and reunited with mother Anjula Begum.
TCB selling onions online at Tk 36/kg
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh on Sunday started selling onions at Taka 36 per kg through e-commerce companies to prevent onion price hike while also keeping the essential bulb within reach for the middle class.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 211 deaths in one week
Bangladesh recorded 211 Covid-19 related deaths on the 38th epidemiological week till Sunday morning.
Two new dengue patients detected in 24 hrs
The country recorded two new dengue cases in last 24 hours until Sunday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Mild heat wave to abate: Met Office
A mild heat wave sweeping over parts of the country may abate in some place, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Sunday.
PM receives Tk165cr donations for relief fund
More than 40 organisations, including 34 private banks, on Sunday donated Tk 165.6 crore and surgical masks to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund to help the poor affected by COVID-19 fallout.
Banani ‘Ahmed Tower’ fire extinguished
A blaze at Banani’s multi-storey Ahmed Tower was extinguished on Sunday afternoon, nearly an hour after the fire erupted.
Covid-19: Global caseload now 30.67 mln
Coronavirus cases across the globe reached 30,673,633 on Sunday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).