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Prices of many essential goods on rise again
Except some items like rice and flour, prices of many essentials have increased significantly again during the past couple of months due to shortage in supply from the importers or domestic sources. Importers claimed there has been a rise in prices of many commodities in the international market which reduced procurement, resulting in shortage in supply, thus pushed up prices of those commodities, said market observers...[ + ]
AL questions army’s probe report on
BDR rebellion
The ruling Awami League on Sunday questioned the quality of the investigation report of the army on the February 25-26 rebellion at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka, saying that the report carried by the press, if true, seemed to be motivated and ‘an attempt to hide the truth.’...[ + ]
JU decision on sexual harassment illegal: HC
The High Court on Sunday declared illegal Jahangirnagar University syndicate’s decision on exonerating drama and dramatics department chair Sanwar Hossain Sunny from charges of sexually harassing female students and on expelling seven students...[ + ]
Govt reduces women’s quota for teaching positions
The Awami League government has reduced the quota for female teachers in non-government educational institutions to 20 per cent from 30 per cent, according to a circular...[ + ]
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Major juice manufacturers flout BSTI rules
Some of the major juice manufacturers are flouting the rule by not marking the juice packs with maximum retail price. The rule of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution clearly states that every 250ml juice pack should have been marked with MRP. But, visiting some city outlets that sell packed juices it was found that some of the packs ranging from 125ml to 250ml do not contain MRP leaving consumers with absolutely no idea as to how much they will have to pay for a pack of juice...[ + ]
Milk Vita to boost output during Ramadan
The Milk Vita will market some 3.5 lakh litres of milk per day considering its additional demand during the month of Ramadan. State minister for LGRD and cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Sunday gave a special directive to the officials of the Milk Vita to work round-the-clock being divided into three shifts to meet the target...[ + ]
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