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July 3, 2023

“Celebrity Couples” of global health and development

Sanitation and nutrition, contraception and newborn survival, girls’ education and child survival, infrastructure and maternal survival, women’s incomes and violence—these are just some of the most powerful relationships in global health and development today. Odd couples, you might think. women healthMaybe they were odd couples once upon a time, but, after 15 years of hard work under the Millennium Development Goals, we know that lack of access to toilets compromises a child’s ability to absorb food. We know that lack of access to cont...

Govt revenue earnings from DSE up 23.84pc  

Government’s revenue earnings from the premier bourse increased by 23.84 per cent in September last against the earnings of previous month amid increased amount of share transactions in capital market, officials said. According to data found in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the government’s revenue stood at Tk 249.43 million in September whereas the amount was Tk 201.40 million in August this year, FE reports. dseAmong the revenue worth Tk 249.43 million realised in September, Tk 175.81 million came from transaction of shares at a rate of 0.05 per ce...

Inter-bank call money rate hits 9.50pc    

The inter-bank call money rate hit 9.50 per cent Thursday, the last working day before the Eid-ul-Azha, because of higher withdrawal of cash from the banks, treasury officials said. The call rate ranged between 6.00 per cent and 9.50 per cent on the day against the previous range between 6.00 per cent and 9.25 per cent. However, most of the deals were settled at rates varying between 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, the market operators said, Financial Express reports. The weighted average rate of the call money rose to 8.78 per cent Thursday from 8.52 per cent of the previous working day, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) statistics.