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Saudi prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heat

Observer Online Desk

The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers ...

Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN

Urges the world to pull back from the 'road to ruin'

Special Correspondent

Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN

Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, said the United Nations on Monday that ...

Padma Bridge, BB Novo Theater corruption cases against Hasina, others to be reinvestigated

Staff Correspondent

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday decided to reinvestigate the Padma Bridge corruption and conspiracy case and the Bangabandhu Novo ...

Fortified Wheat Flour launched in BD

Business Desk

Fortified with 10 crucial micronutrients, "Fortified Wheat Flour" has been launched for the first time in the commercial market in ...

Cheating of Money-lending Organizaion In Bagerhat

Victim clients form human chain, demand return of deposits

Our Correspondent

Cheating of Money-lending Organizaion In Bagerhat

BAGERHAT, Dec 19: Cheated clients of a money-lending organization in the district formed a human chain on Wednesday at 11am, ...

'Moana 2' surfs to 3rd weekend lead in N.America theaters

Observer Online Desk

"Moana 2," the Disney sequel about the seafaring adventures of a courageous young Polynesian girl, topped the North American box ...

Siraj and Head punished over heated exchange in second Test

ADELAIDE, DEC 10: India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj and Australia batsman Travis Head were both charged with misconduct Monday following ...

Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows

LONDON, Dec P: Workers in some of the world's biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly ...

Govt to procure wheat, soybean oil, fertilizer, lentil to meet growing demand

Business Correspondent

The government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 55 lakh liters of soybean oil, 60,000 tonnes of fertilizer ...

'Cut the theatrics', says UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29

BAKU, Nov 18: The UN's climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to "cut the theatrics" ...

Govt to procure LNG, fertilizer, wheat to meet rising demand

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some two cargos of LNG, 1,90,000 metric tons (MTs) of fertilizer and ...

DG Food issues another tender to buy 50,000 T wheat

Business Correspondent

The Directorate General of Food (DG Food) of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Food has issued an international tender to ...

Identities of theatre workers are clear, but who are the attackers?

Asks Group Theatre Federation

Calls have been made to identify those responsible for disrupting the play at the National Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy ...

Govt to procure LNG, non-Basmati boiled rice, wheat, fertilizer, Sugar

Business Correspondent

The Advisers Council Committee meeting on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at the Cabinet Division of Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday approved ...

DG Food issues another tender to buy 50,000 tonnes wheat

Business Correspondent

The Directorate General of Food (DG Food) under the Food Ministry of Bangladesh's has issued another international tender to purchase ...

BD gets price bids in 50,000T wheat purchase tender

HAMBURG, Oct 22: The lowest offer in an international tender from Bangladesh's state grains buyer to purchase and import 50,000 ...

Russia sets price floor for wheat at int’l tenders

MOSCOW, Oct 12:Russia's agriculture ministry asked exporters at a closed-door meeting on Friday not to sell wheat by tender to ...

Modern wheat silo being constructed in Khulna

Our Correspondent

KHULNA, Sept, 29: Secretary of the Ministry of Food Md Ismail Hossain here on Saturday said, the Khulna Steel wheat ...