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Why did fuel prices go up? advisor explains

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The government has raised fuel prices to ease losses and subsidy pressure amid turmoil in international oil markets, Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said. ... Read More


Welfare fee increased for migrant workers

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The "welfare fee" payable by workers going abroad for employment when obtaining their immigration clearance has been raised. The fee, which was previously Tk 3,500, has been raised... Read More


Bangladesh feels the heat of fuel price rise

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- A Tk 20 rise at the fuel pump is already travelling through the economy -- from vegetable trucks and long-distance buses to port transport and the daily budgets of low-income famili... Read More


Super Specialized Hospital plans 2 liver transplants a month

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Bangladesh Medical University's (BMU) Super Specialized Hospital has successfully completed six liver transplant surgeries, with the university planning to perform two such procedur... Read More


Googlebook launches at $899, with Gemini as its centrepiece

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Google has opened pre-orders for its new Googlebook laptop at $899, introducing a device designed around its Gemini artificial intelligence system, according to TechCrunch. The lap... Read More


CUET protests grow over VC removal

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has been effectively shut down as students protest the government's decision to replace vice-chancellor (VC) Abu Sadat Muh... Read More


MP Nazrul's wife Mariam laid to rest in Satkhira

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The parents of Mariam Khatun had left their village in Gabura, a remote island union in Satkhira, in the wake of the devastation from Cyclone Aila in 2009. After her death, Mariam, ... Read More


Ex-Ctg MP Mahfuzur Rahman arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Detectives have arrested Mahfuzur Rahman Mita, former MP for Chattogram-3, during a raid in Dhaka's Gulshan. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) picked up Mita from a house in Gu... Read More


Allu Arjun, Atlee's 'Raaka' sets Guinness World Record

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone's much-awaited film Raaka has achieved a major feat even before it even reaches theatres. On Monday, filmmaker Atlee turned 40, and the occasion came... Read More


10 crude bombs found in Jatrabari

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Police have recovered 10 crude bombs abandoned in the South Dania area of Dhaka's Jatrabari. The devices were found in an old plastic bag lying in an alley near the wet market arou... Read More