The rupee has plunged 6 percent against the dollar this year, weighed down by broad strength in the greenback and as investors retreated from the domestic share markets. Last several years India has been bridging CAD with capital flows. This year there is headwinds on capital flows," the official who did not want to be named, told reporters. As of 1013 GMT, the partially convertible rupee INR=IN was trading at 78.95/96 per dollar, close to new record low it touched on Friday. The official, however, said India's macro economic fundamentals remained strong and he was "fairly confident" that India would come out of "well" when the situation improved.
Source:bd News24
July 05, 2022 01:23 UTC
The government allowed 95 private companies to bring in 409,000 tons of rice after reducing import duty to rein in spiraling prices. Traders can now bring 30,000 tonnes of parboiled rice and 379,000 tonnes of boiled rice from abroad. These companies must issue a letter of credit by Jul 21 and market the imported rice by Aug 11. The price of coarse rice rose by Tk5 to Tk55, while medium-coarse rice is being sold at Tk58, up from Tk55. On Jun 25, authorities cut the import duty on rice to 25% from 62.5%.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 05, 2022 00:29 UTC
Police have arrested a Jubo League leader in Noakhali’s Subarnachar on charges of brutally torturing an elderly man after he allegedly refused to pay extortion money for the construction of a mosque. The 72-year-old's son, who is also a local union council member, started a case on Sunday. 9 Jubo League President Abul Hossain Sanaz, 45, and UP member Tanvir Hossain, 40, were named in the case along with eight unidentified suspects. According to the case statement, the old man had started building a mosque in the village and the suspects then demanded payment from him. This seemed to enrage the miscreants further and they threatened to kill the old man.
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July 04, 2022 22:50 UTC
Many Alabamians have been waiting to get the COVID vaccine until one is approved by U.S. regulators. Pfizer won approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday. Does that change your mind on getting the vaccine?
Source:Daily Sun
July 04, 2022 22:17 UTC
An examinee of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations was stabbed to death over previous enmity in Rajshahi on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Sunny, 17, son of Rafiqul Islam, vice-president of Rajshahi Transport Workers Union. Later, they stabbed him indiscriminately and dumped the body in a drain nearby the road. Local people took him to the hospital where the doctors declared him dead. “Police are trying to arrest the attackers and they will be hunted down soon,” said the OC.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 04, 2022 21:40 UTC
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July 04, 2022 21:31 UTC
Many Alabamians have been waiting to get the COVID vaccine until one is approved by U.S. regulators. Pfizer won approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday. Does that change your mind on getting the vaccine?
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July 04, 2022 20:59 UTC
She issued a statement to this effect on Sunday following two separate meetings with stakeholders last week. After the meetings with representatives of owners and workers, the government set a deadline of Jul 7 for factories, both private and public, to pay the salary for June, including any arrears, along with the allowance for Eid, Monnujan said. Owners were also given the option to extend the holidays through discussions with the workers or keep factories open during Eid if necessary to deliver goods ordered by foreign customers.
Source:bd News24
July 04, 2022 20:04 UTC
A Faridpur court on Monday ordered to send Mahabub Alam, the prime accused of raping a female Union Parishad member, to jail. Judicial Magistrate Md Shafiqul Islam of Court-7 passed the order after Sub-Inspector Md Akkas Ali Sheikh of Boalmari police station produced him before the court. The case statement said that the female UP member was returning to her house after visiting a relative at Gunbaha village of Boalmari upazila on Sunday evening. Assuring her help, Mahabub Alam, a resident of Roypur village, and his accomplices took her to a tranquil place of the field and raped her repeatedly. The victim filed a case in this regard on Sunday with Boalmari police station mentioning Mahabub Alam as main culprit.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 04, 2022 18:43 UTC
State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian has ordered industrial units, including readymade garment factories, to pay workers their salaries and festival allowances by July 7, ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. She issued a statement to this effect on Sunday following two separate meetings with stakeholders last week, reports bdnews24.com. After the meetings with representatives of owners and workers, the government set a deadline of July 7 for factories, both private and public, to pay the salary for June, including any arrears, along with the allowance for Eid, Monnujan said. Owners were also given the option to extend the holidays through discussions with the workers or keep factories open during Eid if necessary to deliver goods ordered by foreign customers.
Source:bd News24
July 04, 2022 17:58 UTC
HELENA, Mont. -- The Old Glory Landmark at Centennial Park in Helena is more than just a big American flag billowing in the breeze. Of course, it's a symbol of patriotism and liberty. But for the folks in Montana's capital city, it serves as an ever-present reminder of community.
Source:Daily Sun
July 04, 2022 15:58 UTC
The Police Bureau of Investigation has questioned the minor son and daughter of former superintendent of police Babul Akter and his murdered wife Mahmuda Akter Mitu in Magura. Babul, who started a murder case after Mitu's killing in 2016, is himself in jail as the prime suspect. Abu Zafar said the boy skipped questions about Babul, saying he could not remember or he did not know about it. Babul resigned from the force three months after Mitu's murder as her parents started to point the finger at him. However, due to legal complications, the court is hearing the case started by Babul.
Source:bd News24
July 04, 2022 15:39 UTC