Bangladesh offered finished oil from Russia
A Russian state-owned company, Rosneft Oil Company Russia, offered to sell finished oil to Bangladesh last week. Bangladesh does not have the capacity to refine Moscow's crude oil. China and India are procuring Russian crude oil at 35% lower than regular prices as of now. The price of refined oil is determined by S&P Platts' rate, which is equal to the crude oil price rate plus a $20-$24 premium per barrel. The BPC is now looking over the proposal as Russia has given set conditions that come along with this.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
August 18, 2022 00:06 UTC
Gold price drops again
Gold prices dipped in the local market once again. In a press release issued on Wednesday, Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (Bajus) informed that the prices of gold were reduced by Tk2,278 per bhori. Each bhori of 22-carat gold will now cost Tk82,056 which was Tk84,331 till Wednesday. Moreover, the 21-carat gold will cost Tk78,323 while 18-carat gold will cost Tk67,126. However, Bajus kept the prices of silver unchanged.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
August 17, 2022 21:55 UTC
Foreign secy: Bangladesh to explore all options for importing fuel
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said they will explore all the possible options, including Russia and countries in the Middle East, in coordination with the relevant ministries for purchasing fuel. Definitely we will explore all the possibilities,” he told reporters on Tuesday, noting that they need to develop the refining capacity further. The foreign secretary said Bangladesh maintains very good relations with all countries in the Middle East including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. “We have many options.”He said Bangladesh can also purchase crude oil from Russia like India but Bangladesh needs to develop the capacity to refine Russian crude oil. The foreign secretary indicated that some experts might come from abroad to see how to develop the required capacity for refining crude oil from Russia.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
August 17, 2022 04:29 UTC
Worries over harvest as tea workers strike over low wages
Vijay Hazra, organising secretary of the Bangladesh Tea Workers Union, said, "The workers are helpless. The Tea Workers Union relaxed their programme for two days for the weekend holiday and the National Mourning Day. Tea leaves were found to have grown bigger in a few tea gardens around Srimangal Sadar on Monday with sprouting new buds. According to Bangladesh Tea Workers Union and Bangladesh Tea Parliament Act, the plantation owner will ensure fair wages, bonuses, accommodation, education, medical treatment, ration, and drinking water to the workers. A meeting is held between the Bangladesh Tea Workers Union and the Bangladeshi Tea Parliament every two years to discuss the wages.
Source:bd News24
August 17, 2022 01:56 UTC
Flood death toll rises to 139
The death toll from this season's floods in Bangladesh rose to 139 with another death in Rangpur in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The total deaths were recorded from May 17 to August 15, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Of the deceased, 78 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 17 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka division. A total of 37 upazilas, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur and one in Chittagong divisions were affected by floods. Sylhet, Sunamganj and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11 and five upazilas affected by floods respectively.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
August 16, 2022 23:23 UTC
Find those responsible for girder accident: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her anger over the girder crash accident in Uttara which killed five members of a family and ordered authorities to find and punish the perpetrators. She asked the authorities to identify those responsible for the disaster as soon as possible, said Planning Minister MA Mannan following the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council meeting on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. Five members of a family were crushed to death as a girder to be used for the Bus Rapid Transit project fell on a passing car on Monday. A day later, the city authorities suspended all work on the project, saying proper safety measures were not taken while work was ongoing. There were two previous girder accidents on the project, one of which led to another death.
Source:bd News24
August 16, 2022 21:21 UTC
Houses built for speaker, deputy speaker near parliament are legal: SC
Houses built for speaker, deputy speaker near parliament are legal: SCThe Appellate Division has overturned a High Court order that declared the houses built for the speaker and deputy speaker in the parliament area were illegal. “The Appellate Division has overturned the High Court decision against the construction of houses for the speaker and the deputy speaker in the parliament area,” said Morshed. “As a result, the houses built for the speaker and the deputy speaker are legal.”Construction work on the houses began in 2002. Later, the state appealed to the Appellate Division, seeking a stay on the High Court order. Construction of the houses was completed while the High Court order remained on hold.
Source:bd News24
August 16, 2022 18:13 UTC
Hasina orders action against those responsible for the girder crash that killed 5 people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her anger over the girder crash accident in Uttara which killed five members of a family and ordered authorities to find and punish the perpetrators. She asked the authorities to identify those responsible for the disaster as soon as possible, said Planning Minister MA Mannan following the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council meeting on Tuesday. Five members of a family were crushed to death as a girder to be used for the Bus Rapid Transit project fell on a passing car on Monday.
Source:bd News24
August 16, 2022 09:21 UTC
Five injured as rods fall from floors of Gulistan mall site
The accident occurred when workers were pulling the rods on to 10-storey Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust Shopping Complex’s roof for the construction of another 10 floors around 8pm on Monday. The injured are Shahabuddin, 40, Jakir Hossain, 35, Rezaul Karim, 40, Jahangir Hossain, 45, and Mohammad Sabuj, 45. They were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Salauddin Mia, chief of Paltan Police Station, said doctors released three of the victims after giving them first-aid.
Source:bd News24
August 16, 2022 03:21 UTC
A Tribute to Lo-Fi
Although she was taken down for a few days over an alleged copyright claim, she has returned to once again accompany the popular lo-fi YouTube stream she appears in just in time for the beginning of the semester. Lo-fi, or low fidelity music, is characterized by its contrast to high-fidelity music. In other words, most lo-fi music has clearly not been through a high-quality production process, and tends to have background noise or other noticeable “flaws” throughout. So after discovering lo-fi music, it quickly became an integral part of my study routine. But after all this time, I never thought to question why lo-fi music is actually so appealing.
Source:Daily Sun
August 16, 2022 02:41 UTC
14 institutions fined over Tk 5.6 million for polluting environment
The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined 14 institutions and factories from seven districts more than Tk 5.6 million due to their links to environmental pollution. Of them, Paltan China Town in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan has been fined Tk 210,000, Aman Knittings Ltd in Savar Tk 53,760, Akij Bakers Ltd in Gazipur Tk 100,000, Amana Restaurant Tk 30,000 and Knitex Dresses Ltd Tk 337,920, environment department official Easmin Akter said in a press release on Sunday. The DoE also fined Karbel Chemical Industries in Manikganj Tk 209,600; Dyeing, Printing and Finishing Ltd in Narayanganj Tk 92,160; Silken Textile in Narsingdi Tk 209,280 and Lucky Dyeing and Printing Mills Ltd Tk 48,384, four institutions of Messr's Abdullah Tobacco Ltd in Rangpur Tk 120,000, Nasir Starch Oil and Animal Feed Industries Ltd Tk 42,000, reports bdnews24.com. Representatives of the owners of the 14 institutions and factories from seven districts, including Gazipur, were summoned to the DoE’s headquarters, where the penalties were announced in a hearing led by Mohammad Masud Hasan Patwary, director of the department’s Monitoring and Enforcement wing, the press release read. Meanwhile, the mobile court of the department fined five organisations in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area Tk 30,000 due to their links to air pollution.
Source:bd News24
August 15, 2022 23:27 UTC
Children will get COVID-19 vaccines at school centres, says health minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque says that children aged 5-11 will get the COVID-19 vaccine at their registered school centres. Schools are preparing to administer the vaccines, he told the media after a National Mourning Day event at the National Cancer Institute and Hospital on Monday. The education authorities will specify which schools will have vaccination centres at a later date. Seventeen students from Dhaka’s Abul Bashar Government Primary School received the paediatric vaccine on a test basis on Aug 11. The vaccines, specifically designed for children by Pfizer, will be distributed to kids nationwide starting Aug 25.
Source:bd News24
August 15, 2022 21:40 UTC
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Source:Daily Sun
August 15, 2022 20:36 UTC
Body found, another person missing after fire at Chawkbazar plastics factory
Firefighters have recovered six bodies from the debris after a fire swept through a building that houses a plastics factory and a restaurant in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar. The incident in Kamalbagh was reported around 12 pm on Monday, said Md Shahjahan Sikder, assistant director of the fire service. "We found six bodies inside the building," said Anwarul Islam, a fire service official. Rows of plastic factories and warehouses of plastic goods line the narrow alleys of Chawkbazar’s Kamalbagh area. According to locals, a restaurant occupied the ground floor of the four-storey building, while a factory and storage for plastic toys and polythene were on the upper floors.
Source:bd News24
August 15, 2022 17:16 UTC
Children to get Covid-19 vaccines at school centres
Health Minister Zahid Maleque says that children aged 5-11 will get the Covid-19 vaccine at their registered school centres. The Directorate General of Health Services had, at first, said that vaccine centres for children would be set up at hospitals. “We have taken the necessary steps to administer vaccines to children,” he said. The DGHS plans to administer 22 million vaccines to children between the ages of 5 and 11 in Bangladesh. We have 22 million vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Source:bd News24
August 15, 2022 16:10 UTC