Workers in private sector left behind yet again
THE finding of a study that less than 1 per cent of workers of the transport, retail and hotels and restaurants sectors received government assistance during the Covid crisis questions ReadMore
Kazakhstan: NATO’s new frontier?
KAZAKHSTAN reminds of Armenia (September 2015), also energy price increases, Georgia (April 2009), opposition attempting to force pro-Russian president Mikheil Saakashvili from power; and even to some extent of Ukraine ReadMore
No lockdown now to head off harm: health minister
Shawdesh desk: Health minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday said that Covid infection had been increasing in Bangladesh alarmingly and that the situation would be serious if the government imposed 11-point ReadMore
Thailand opens three more regions to tourists amid Covid-19 spikes
Shawdesh desk: Thailand added three popular beach destinations to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation, throwing a lifeline to its Covid-hit tourism industry seen ReadMore
Don’t pay heed to rumours over closure of educational institutions: Ministry
Shawdesh desk: The Education Ministry on Saturday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to any rumour over the closure of educational institutions due to spike in ReadMore
RMG exports rise 28pc to nearly USD 20 billion in first half of FY22
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh exported readymade garments (RMG) worth US$ 19.9 billion in the first half of the current fiscal, a 28% growth year-on-year. As per the latest figures released by ReadMore
Fake artifacts: A trap to sell two copper coins worth Tk 80 at Tk 5cr
Shawdesh desk: Police arrested some members of a gang along with a so-called “chemist” for exploiting people in the name of selling rare “archaeological” coins and earning crores of taka. ReadMore
Public transports operate with full capacity flouting govt directive
Shawdesh desk: Public transports are operating in capital Dhaka and other parts of the country with full capacity flouting the government instruction to keep 50 percent seats vacant to be ReadMore
