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Closed sugar mill costs Tk 24 lakh a month, revival uncertain

, June 1 -- Once a vibrant industrial hub supporting thousands of families in northern Bangladesh, Shyampur Sugar Mills in Rangpur now stands largely silent, its machinery rusting away while the gover... Read More


Closed sugar mills cost Tk 2.4 lakh a month, revival uncertain

, June 1 -- Once a vibrant industrial hub supporting thousands of families in northern Bangladesh, Shyampur Sugar Mills in Rangpur now stands largely silent, its machinery rusting away while the gover... Read More


Compassion beyond duty: New Market guards help hungry cats during Eid holidays

Dhaka, June 1 -- As the capital's bustling New Market remains shuttered for six consecutive days due to the Eid-ul-Azha holidays and the weekly closure, an unusual silence has descended on one of Dhak... Read More


BNP never had to apologise to people unlike other political parties: Shaikh Rabiul Alam

Dhaka, June 1 -- Road Transport, Bridges, Rail and Waterways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Monday said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has always pursued people-oriented politics and never had... Read More


Newly appointed Islami Bank Chairman will not be removed: Bangladesh Bank

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh Bank has confirmed that the newly appointed Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, Md. Khorshid Alam will not be removed from his post despite ongoing street protests dema... Read More


Zero tolerance against obstruction to mainstream media: Swapon

Dhaka, June 1 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Monday said the government will adopt a zero-tolerance policy against any unethical obstruction to the activities of mainst... Read More


Tourist drowns in Piyain River in Sylhet

, June 1 -- year-old tourist drowned in the Piyain River in Jaflong area of Sylhet on Monday. The deceased was identified as Imtiaz Hossain Rahi, son of Jashim Uddin of Hathazari upazila in Chattogra... Read More


BNP health affairs secretary visits Ramisa's father at hospital

Dhaka, June 1 -- BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Md Rafiqul Islam on Monday visited Hannan Molla, the father of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter who was raped and killed at Pallabi, at the National Institu... Read More


Dengue in Bangladesh: One death, 110 hospitalised in 24 hours

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh on Monday recorded a sharp rise in dengue infections, with one more death and 110 new patients admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours. According to ... Read More


Remittance inflows grow by 15.3 percent in May; receipts $32.75b in FY26 so far

, June 1 -- Bangladesh witnessed a massive surge in inward remittances with a staggering 15.34 percent growth in May 2026 compared to the corresponding period of last year, according to the latest da... Read More