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LPG cylinder prices should be below Tk 1,000, says Energy Advisor Fouzul

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Energy Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan has stressed the need to bring down the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder below Tk 1,000, urging the private sector to boost eff... Read More


A gentle price drift, but Dhaka's vegetable market stays fiery

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Intermittent rains combined with the extended four-day Durga Puja holiday have noticeably reduced the flow of vegetables into Dhaka markets over the past week. Although this supply ... Read More


More than 300,000 to sit for special BCS exams on Friday

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- More than 312,000 candidates are sitting for the written MCQ-based 49th Special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations for appointments to 683 teachers' posts at government coll... Read More


Jamaat calls for proportional representation proposal in Charter referendum

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded that the proposal for elections under a system of proportional representation (PR) be included in the referendum on the July Charter. Secretary Gene... Read More


Syed Manzoorul Islam, emeritus professor and eminent academic, dies at 74

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Syed Manzoorul Islam, an emeritus professor and renowned litterateur, has died in hospital care at the age of 74. He passed away at 5pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Labai... Read More


Three bodies recovered from Dhaka's Shahbagh, police rule out foul play

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Police have recovered the bodies of three people, including a woman, from separate locations in Dhaka's Shahbagh. The three were found unconscious at different times and taken to Dh... Read More


When gold glitters too much: Bangladesh feels the sting of global price surge as sales slump

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- As global uncertainty drives investors toward safe-haven assets, gold prices in Bangladesh have surged sharply while jewellery sales have slumped. On Wednesday, global gold prices h... Read More


Eminent academic Syed Manzoorul Islam back on life support as health worsens

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Syed Manzoorul Islam, an emeritus professor and renowned litterateur, has been put back on life support at Dhaka's Labaid Hospital, where he has been undergoing treatment since suffe... Read More


Nahid wants arrest of military officers linked to 'crimes against humanity' during Uprising

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Nahid Islam, the convenor of the National Citizen Party, has called for the swift arrest and prosecution of military officers implicated in "crimes against humanity" during the July ... Read More


Over 300,000 to sit 49th Special BCS exam on Friday

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- More than 300, 000 candidates are set to appear in the 49th Special BCS examination on Friday for 683 lecturer positions at government colleges. The exam will be held from 10am to 1... Read More