Mpox vaccine access set to speed up as WHO approves first jab
The WHO said on Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine 鈥� a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
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Bangladesh Bank sets 100pc cash margin for import of luxury products
The Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to keep a 100-per cent cash margin for importing 14 luxury goods including gold, cosmetics, processed food, soft drinks, and leather goods to overcome foreign exchange crisis...
NBR cuts import duties on onions, potatoes
The National Board of Revenue on Thursday reduced customs duties on import of onions, potatoes and pesticides to stabilise the supply of the essential commodities...
Export-import between Bangladesh, India via railway resumes
Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India have resumed via railway through Benapole land port on Wednesday morning, after being suspended for 47 days...
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
UNICEF said Saturday that it had launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease...
China targets dairy imports in latest barb in trade row
Beijing on Wednesday launched a probe into EU subsidies of some dairy products imported into China, the day after the bloc said it planned to impose five-year import duties of up to 36 per cent on Chinese electric vehicles...
Mpox 鈥榥ot the new Covid鈥�, says WHO
The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it...
WHO says mpox 鈥榥ot the new Covid鈥�
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the mpox outbreak was not another Covid-19.
Temporary gatekeepers lock Rail Bhaban for hours for job nationalisation
Several hundred temporary level crossing gatekeepers of Bangladesh Railway locked the Rail Bhaban on Sunday keeping officials and employees inside the building for about four hours demanding nationalisation of their jobs...
WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge
The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.
Health ministry issues mpox alert in Bangladesh
The health ministry has said that Bangladesh is on high alert for mpox (previously monkeypox), an infectious disease which has spread across various countries, particularly in Central Africa.
Pakistan announces first case of deadly mpox virus
Pakistan health officials announced on Friday their first case of the deadly mpox virus this year.
Global stock markets plunge on US recession fears
Wall Street stocks deepened their losses Monday and Tokyo had its worst day in 13 years as panic spread across trading floors over fears of recession in the United States...
No anthem, no flag as Belarusian wins Olympics gold
Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus on Friday became the first athlete competing as a neutral at the Paris Olympics to win gold -- but it will not appear in the official medals table.
First time garlic import through Mongla Port
A total of 58 metric tonnes of garlic was imported for the first time through Mongla Sea Port on Sunday, a press release issued by Md Makruzzaman, deputy director of communication of the Mongla Port Authority said in a press release on Monday...
US tightens steel, aluminium import rules to curb China tariff evasion
The United States unveiled stricter rules Wednesday on steel and aluminium imports from Mexico, moving to prevent China-origin goods from avoiding tariffs...
25pc tax proposal on car import by MPs likely to be dropped
The finance bill for the upcoming financial year 2024鈥�25 is likely to be passed in parliament on Saturday, with the government backtracking from the imposition of a 25 per cent duty on car imports by lawmakers...
Scientists warn of new 'most dangerous' mpox strain
A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of Congo and may have already spread to neighbouring countries, researchers have warned.
Bangladesh keen to import hydropower from Bhutan: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her country鈥檚 eagerness to import hydroelectricity from Bhutan through India when Bhutanese prime minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay paid a courtesy call on her in New Delhi...
Proposed budget requests MPs to pay tax for importing cars
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday requested the members of parliament to set a noble example by amending the privilege of importing duty-free cars for personal use....
Purchase committee approves import of LNG cargo, 6000 tonnes of lentil
Bangladesh government will import a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Singapore....
DCCI urges UK to import more from Bangladesh
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday urged the United Kingdom to import more from Bangladesh...
S Africa鈥檚 genocide case against Israel
THE Israeli-Hamas war is a complex, tragic, and enduring issue in contemporary global politics. The South African government has always expressed deep concern over Israel鈥檚 ruthless military operations against the Palestinian people. Indeed, the governing party, the African National Congress, has a long history of solidarity and sympathy for the Palestinian struggle...
EU states agree 鈥榩rohibitive鈥� tariffs on Russia grain imports
EU states agreed on Thursday to impose 鈥榩rohibitive鈥� duties on grain imports from Russia in a bid to cut off revenues to Moscow for its war on Ukraine...
Gender responsive planning, stressed to ensure equality
Development workers on Wednesday called for adopting gender responsive planning and budgeting guideline and monitoring tools to ensure equality...
Role of background musicians crucial: Sandhi
Singer, songwriter and music composer Khayam Sanu Sandhi thinks that the role of background musicians in productions is so crucial that if their work is not executed...
Green chilli import starts thru Hili
The import of green chilli has been started through Hili port in the district after six months....
Teachers under MPO for withdrawal of leader鈥檚 suspension
School teachers under the Monthly Pay Order system on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of the permanent suspension order against one of their leaders on graft charges.....
MPO teacher鈥檚 leader permanently suspended on graft charges
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka recently gave approval to the decision of permanent suspension of one of the leaders of school teachers under the Monthly Pay Order system on graft charges....
370 tonnes of imported potatoes still waiting for unloading at Benapole
Around 370 tonnes of potatoes, which are waiting to be unloaded four days after being imported from India have started to rot, due to severe heat sweeping across Bangladesh....