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Imports and LCs rise, hope supply of essentials remains normal during Ramadan
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Imports and LCs rise, hope supply of essentials remains normal during Ramadan

Ahead of the upcoming holy Ramadan, imports and opening of letters of credit (LCs) for edible oil, sugar, lentils, chickpeas and dates have increased. This has created the possibility that the supply situation will remain normal to meet extra demand during Ramadan. This picture emerged from Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission data at a meeting to review the market situation of essential commodities held at the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir chaired the meeting.

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Imports and LCs rise, hope supply of essentials remains normal during Ramadan Economy

Imports and LCs rise, hope supply of essentials remains normal during Ramadan

Ahead of the upcoming holy Ramadan, imports and opening of letters of credit (LCs) for edible oil, sugar, lentils, chickpeas and dates have increased. This has created the possibility that the supply situation will remain normal to meet extra demand during Ramadan. This picture emerged from Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission data at a meeting to review the market situation of essential commodities held at the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir chaired the meeting.

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TIB strongly condemns IGP's 'crossfire' remarks, demands retraction National

TIB strongly condemns IGP's 'crossfire' remarks, demands retraction

‘If government permission is obtained, police will carry out crossfire if necessary’—Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has strongly condemned and protested such remarks by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The organisation described the statement as a 'dangerous message' legitimising extrajudicial killings and demanded its retraction, an unconditional public apology, and ensuring the IGP's administrative accountability. TIB also called for his removal from office until accountability is ensured.

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Amir Hamza calls Khatib Abdul Malek ‘a foot-licking slave of falsehood’ Country

Amir Hamza calls Khatib Abdul Malek ‘a foot-licking slave of falsehood’

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh’s MP for Kushtia-3 and Islamic speaker Mufti Amir Hamza has raised fresh questions about Mufti Abdul Malek, the Khatib of the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram. Referring to the Khatib, he said, "Can it be accepted that the Khatib of such a large mosque commits shirk? He is not the Khatib of just any ordinary mosque, but of Baitul Mukarram. And Abu Jahl was the president of the Kaaba Sharif."

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Jamaat Ameer demands trial of killers by reviving October 28 case Politics

Jamaat Ameer demands trial of killers by reviving October 28 case

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, opposition leader and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, remembering those killed in the October 28, 2006 lathi-baitar attack, described the incident of that day as a 'premeditated anti-humanity genocide.' At the same time, he demanded that the withdrawn case filed over the incident be revived and those involved be brought under speedy trial. He made the demand in a statement issued on Saturday (October 26).

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Public Administration Adviser-ILO meeting on employment and workers' welfare National

Public Administration Adviser-ILO meeting on employment and workers' welfare

A delegation led by Max Tunon, Country Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO), paid a courtesy call on Md. Ismail Zabihullah, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Administration. In the meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday, discussions were held on creating employment at home and abroad, workers' welfare, skills development, social protection, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.

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If Aedes larvae are found in government residences, allocation will be cancelled and fines imposed: State Minister for Local Government National

If Aedes larvae are found in government residences, allocation will be cancelled and fines imposed: State Minister for Local Government

To build Dhaka as a clean and livable city, 20 special monitoring teams are taking to the field. State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam said no compromise will be made in cleanliness activities, and if an unclean environment or Aedes mosquito larvae are found in government residences, allocations will be cancelled outright and large fines imposed.

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Prime Minister seeks Taro Aso's cooperation to increase investment in Bangladesh Economy

Prime Minister seeks Taro Aso's cooperation to increase investment in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tareq Rahman said Japanese companies are highly interested in investing in Bangladesh. This came up during a courtesy meeting with a delegation of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League led by former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at 3 pm Japan local time on Monday (26 October). At the meeting, Taro Aso mentioned Bangladesh's young population and current political stability as a favorable environment for investment.

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BNP is plotting to install its own people in caretaker government: Nahid Islam Politics

BNP is plotting to install its own people in caretaker government: Nahid Islam

M. Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has alleged that BNP is plotting to install its preferred person in the post of chief adviser of the caretaker government. He demanded the formation of a caretaker government based on a ‘rank choice’ method to make the upcoming election fair. He said these things while briefing journalists before an organizational coordination meeting of NCP's Dhaka North region in Munshiganj.

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Obstruction in burial: What will Jamaat do if it comes to power, asks Tasnim Jara Politics

Obstruction in burial: What will Jamaat do if it comes to power, asks Tasnim Jara

Former leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) Dr. Tasnim Jara has remarked that although Jamaat-e-Islami speaks of justice in the case of its own leaders, it is unwilling to apply that to others. Strongly criticizing the incident in Pirojpur where Jamaat leaders and activists obstructed the burial of a person, she raised the question: if those who obstruct burial at a homestead while in the opposition, what will they do if they get all state power? She said this in a post on her verified Facebook account on Monday (26 October) morning.

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