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Fire rips through cloth market in Netrokona; extensive damage feared

NETROKONA, Aug. 8 -- A blaze swept through a cloth market in the Borobazar area of Netrokona town on Friday night, causing extensive damage. Around a quarter past midnight, 8 Fire Service units, assi... Read More


No syndicate to be allowed to hold farmers hostage: Law Minister

, Aug. 8 -- Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday warned that no market syndication would be allowed to exploit or hold farmers hostage, saying the government would take steps to dismantle syndicate... Read More


Vitamin C may help fight cancer, but evidence is still limited

, Aug. 8 -- Vitamin C has long been promoted as a possible cancer treatment, but new research suggests its potential may be more complicated than the idea that taking large amounts of the vitamin can ... Read More


Gold price rises by Tk 4,374 per bhori

, Aug. 8 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Saturday raised the price of gold by Tk 4,374 per bhori, setting the price of 22-carat gold, including VAT, at Tk 234,038 per bhori. BAJUS anno... Read More


Several proposals centring free textbooks for 2027 receive cabinet's nod

, Aug. 7 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved several proposals involving the printing, binding and supply of free textbooks for primary, Ebtedayee, secondary, D... Read More


Road accidents claim 16 lives in Sylhet, Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- At least 16 people were killed and many others injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet and Bogura districts on Friday morning. In Sylhet, a collision between two buses on th... Read More


Road accidents claim 14 lives in Sylhet, Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- At least 14 people were killed and several others injured in two separate road accidents in Sylhet and Bogura districts on Friday morning. In Sylhet, a collision between two buses on... Read More


Nine killed as two buses collide in Sylhet

Sylhet, Aug. 7 -- Nine people, including a child, were killed and several others injured after two buses collided on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Friday morning. Inspe... Read More


Eight killed as two buses collide in Sylhet

Sylhet, Aug. 7 -- Eight people, including a child, were killed and several others injured after two buses collided on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Friday morning. Insp... Read More


Seven killed, 25 injured as bus ploughs into day labourers in Bogura

Bogura, Aug. 7 -- Seven people were killed and at least 25 others injured after a bus ploughed into day labourers standing by the road in the Erulia Silkibandha area of Bogura Sadar upazila on Friday ... Read More