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Man killed after asking borrower for money in Jurain

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A man was stabbed to death allegedly over a loan dispute in the Jurain Bagicha Bazar area under Shyampur Police Station in the capital on Monday. The deceased was identified as Md S... Read More


Bangladesh receives $1.18 billion as remittances in 12 days of October

, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh received US$1.18 billion in inward remittances in 12 days of October. According to the Bangladesh Bank's latest remittance update, the expatriates sent $1.18 billion as remitt... Read More


Govt moves to preserve true history, cultural legacy through digitisation

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government has taken an initiative to modernise and digitise the National Archives and the National Library under a new project aimed at informing the next generation about the n... Read More


Bangladesh trapped in climate debt with $80 per capita:Speakers

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh is facing a climate debt of about $80 per capita, more than three times the average of least developed countries (LDCs), speakers said at a meeting on Monday. Speakers sa... Read More


Bottled edible oil price goes up by Tk 6 per litre

, Oct. 13 -- The price of edible oils in the country has increased, with bottled soybean oil rising by Tk 6 per litre, loose soybean oil by Tk 8 per litre and palm oil by Tk 13 per litre. On Monday e... Read More


Ispahani owner agrees to recall a batch of substandard Ispi drink, gets bail

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A Dhaka court dealing with food fraud on Monday granted bail to the proprietor of Ispahani Foods Limited, Mirza Salman, after he promised to recall from the market all unsold product... Read More


Jahangirnagar University suspends 16 students over ragging of freshmen

, Oct. 13 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) has temporarily suspended 16 students from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology over allegations of ragging first-year students of the 54th b... Read More


Five bodies recovered from separate places in Manikganj

, Oct. 13 -- Police recovered the bodies of five people from separate places in Manikganj district between Monday morning and noon. The deaths were reported from Manikganj Sadar, Ghior, Singair, and ... Read More


Thief held with stolen money in connection with New Market City Complex burglary

, Oct. 13 -- Police have arrested an alleged thief and recovered part of the stolen money along with burglary tools in connection with a theft at the New Market City Complex (Bishwas Builders) in the ... Read More


Garment workers stages demo to press home 9-point demand

, Oct. 13 -- The workers of a garment factory in Konabari area of Gazipur staged demonstrations in front of the factory to press-home their nine-point demand including payment of their salary within 7... Read More