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The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased at the consumer level. From today (September 7), it will cost Tk 1,235 to buy a 12-kg LPG cylinder, which was Tk 1,219 earlier. That is, the price of 12 kg LPG has increased by Tk 16. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new price this Wednesday morning. It will be effective from 1 pm today. BERC said that at the private level, LPG gas has been increased to Tk 102.88 per kg including VAT for the month of September. Accordingly, the maximum retail price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder including VAT will be Tk 1,235. So, compared to August, it is cheaper to buy a 12-kg LPG cylinder in September…

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin said that in the future, to increase productivity to meet the food and nutritional needs of the country's people, new crop varieties and agricultural technologies capable of adapting to the changing climate must be invented. At the same time, we must be aware of the use of chemicals and pesticides that are harmful to public health and the environment in agricultural production and marketing. We must work to improve the overall environment by protecting the country's biodiversity. The Environment Minister said these things while speaking as a special guest at the 17th National Conference and Seminar of the Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council on Tuesday (September 7) afternoon. The Environment Minister said that the current government is addressing both mitigation and adaptation to climate change...

Barguna Correspondent: Kakchira Union Chairman Alauddin Paltu has filed a case against 400 leaders and activists, including former BNP MP Alhaj Nurul Islam Moni, in Barguna-2 constituency. Police have already arrested five people. The arrested are Barguna District Chhatra Dal President Faizul Malek Sajib, Patharghata Municipality Chhatra Dal Member Secretary Khairul Islam Sharif, Raihanpur Union Chhatra Dal General Secretary Taslim Hossain, Chhatra Dal activists Hasib and Shaon. Barguna Police Superintendent Md. Abdul Salam confirmed the case on Monday afternoon. When BNP-supported former National Parliament member from Barguna-2 constituency Alhaj Nurul Islam Moni reached Patharghata with a motorcycle convoy on Sunday afternoon, the people who were with Nurul Islam Moni were arrested in the C&B area of Nachnapara Union…

Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni has urged not to hold any kind of political program during the SSC examination. He said, holding political programs during the examination can be harmful for the students. He said these things at a press conference after the meeting of the National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee to conduct the SSC-equivalent examination-2022 in a fair, rumor-free and positive environment today (September 5). Dipu Moni also said, we do politics for our children. We cannot do anything that will not benefit them. Holding political programs during the SSC examination will disrupt the examinees. Political people should refrain from that. Our students are the future of the future.…

All coaching centers will be closed from September 12 to October 2 for the 2022 SSC and equivalent examinations. Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni gave this information at a press conference at the Ministry of Education meeting room in the Secretariat today, Monday (September 5). The Education Minister said that in order to conduct the upcoming SSC and equivalent examinations in a fair, beautiful and rumor-free environment, all coaching centers will be closed from September 12 to October 2. In this regard, the Education Minister said at the press conference, this time the examination will be 2 hours long. Of these, MCQ is 20 minutes, written 1 hour and 40 minutes. To avoid leakage of the examination question paper, the person in charge of the center will be asked to register the exam on his mobile 25 minutes before the start of the examination…

The 2022 SSC and equivalent examinations will begin on September 15. This time the examination has been reduced from 3 hours to 2 hours. Candidates will have to be present in the examination hall 30 minutes before the start of the examination. Today, Monday (September 05), Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni gave this information at a press conference at the meeting room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat. He said that this time the examination will be of 2 hours. Of these, MCQ is 20 minutes, written 1 hour and 20 minutes. To avoid leakage of the examination question paper, the examination set code will be sent to the mobile phone of the person in charge of the center 25 minutes before the start of the examination. He can carry a feature phone, not a smart phone. No one else except him can use the mobile phone…

Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni has said that the upcoming secondary and higher secondary examinations will start at 11 am instead of 10 am. He was speaking at a press conference organized at the conference room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat today, Monday (September 5). The education minister said that there is a lot of traffic jam at 10 am, which is why it has been done at 11 am instead of 10 am. Details are coming...

The Department of Secondary and Higher Education of the Ministry of Education has ordered that any disaster, accident or any untoward incident in educational institutions be reported immediately so that action can be taken. The directive signed by Director General Nehal Ahmed has been sent to the field level. The directive was published on the department's own website on Monday (July 5). It states that some educational institutions under the department are facing disasters, accidents or other untoward incidents. These are not desirable in any way. It is being observed that many institutions are not informing the department about these incidents quickly and in detail. As a result, it is not possible for the department to take appropriate and timely action. In this situation, any disaster, accident or untoward incident should be reported in detail and quickly…

The government has ordered the appointment of subject-based teachers to start implementing the new curriculum in 2023. Initiatives have been taken to assign subjects to all teachers to start teaching activities in the sixth and seventh grades in secondary schools, madrasas and technical educational institutions in the country. All heads of institutions have been asked to log in to the website (www.emis.gov.bd) by September 10 to complete the assignment of subjects to teachers in their respective educational institutions. The order signed by Professor Nehal Ahmed, Director General of the Department of Secondary and Higher Education, on September 1 was issued on Sunday (September 4). The office order informed the heads of institutions that from the 2023 academic year, sixth and seventh grades of secondary schools, madrasas and technical educational institutions across the country will be assigned…

The country has to spend more on imports than the amount of export income it receives. As a result, a large trade deficit has been created at the beginning of the current fiscal year. At the same time, the country has also run into a deficit in the current account and overall transactions. This information has emerged in the updated balance of payments report of Bangladesh Bank today, Sunday (September 4). According to Bangladesh Bank data, exports increased by 14 percent in July, the first month of the current fiscal year. On the other hand, imports increased by 23.23 percent. Goods worth $5.86 billion were imported in July. On the other hand, goods worth $3.88 billion were exported. As a result, Bangladesh has run into a trade deficit of $1.98 billion. At the current exchange rate, in local currency (per one…