WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test
The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks...
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NBR blocks share transfer by 7 groups
The National Board of Revenue on Wednesday asked the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms to immediately suspend sales and transfers of shares by seven business groups...
National strategy to curb food losses could minimise import
THE losses incurred by a growing waste of food 鈥� before, during and after the harvest of agricultural produces 鈥� stand to threaten food security. A government study, Estimation of Overall Food Losses and Waste at all Levels of the Food Chain that the horticulture department of the Bangladesh Agricultural University conducted and made public in...
SM Solaiman鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 71st anniversary of the birth of playwright, director, actor, music composer, singer and organiser SM Solaiman...
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid
Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.
Govt to import 400,000 tonnes wheat, 200,000 tonnes rice
The government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for importing 400,000 tonnes of wheat and 200,000 tonnes of rice within 15 days...
Govt nod must for raw material import, foreign drug sale: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a ban on importing pharmaceutical raw materials and selling foreign medicines without prior approval from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...
Govt should mend loopholes in energy import for rental power
RENTAL power plants, set up as an emergency measure under an indemnity law to resolve power shortage soon after the Awami League had assumed office in 2009 that ended in a permanent arrangement to drain the state exchequer by channelling public money into private pockets through capacity charge payment, have not only been a great burden to the economy...
Power producers make wicked profits
Bangladesh spent 20 per cent extra in the overall import of furnace oil for power generation during the tenure of the immediate past Awami League government thanks to the...
US to boost scrutiny on tax-free imports over China worries
The US government said Friday it will work to curb the 鈥榦veruse and abuse鈥� of a mechanism allowing lower-value imports to enter the country duty-free, as concerns grow over Chinese shipments.
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.
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....