Rice prices go up by Tk 8 in a week

Prices of rice increased up to Tk 8 a kilogram in a week with the rise in the staple prices by Tk 2 a kg on Sunday in city markets.

BNP writes to PM seeking details of deals with India

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday sent a letter to prime minister Sheikh Hasina demanding publishing full description of the deals inked between Bangladesh and India on October 5.

Gas explosion kills 7 in Chattogram

At least seven people were killed and 10 others injured in a gas explosion at Patharghata in Chattogram on Sunday morning.

BRTA starts conducting drives to enforce Road Transport Act 2018

The executive magistrates of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority on Monday started conducting mobile courts in Dhaka and Chattogram cities to enforce the new Road Transport Act 2018.

Gunmen fire on buses carrying Sri Lankan Muslim voters

Gunmen fired at buses carrying minority Muslim voters on Saturday as Sri Lankans elected a new president, with the powerful Rajapaksa clan eyeing a comeback seven months after Islamist

90pc drugs not tested

The people of Bangladesh have no way to know about the quality of medicine as the controlling authority has the capacity to test less than 10 per cent of the drugs sold in the country.

Signs of onion hoarding found

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection on Saturday fined a dozen businessmen at two wholesale markets in Dhaka for hoarding onion and selling the item at a price much higher than

43rd death anniv of Bhasani today

The nation observes today the 43rd anniversary of the death of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a lifelong fighter for the rights of the oppressed and leader of the toiling masses.

MP Selim’s men attack councillor Manik

Supporters of Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim of Dhaka 7 attacked Dhaka South City Corporation ward 26 councillor Hasibur Rahman Manik for not mentioning Selim’s name on a

BNP to rally countrywide against onion price hike

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday decided to hold countrywide demonstrations on Monday protesting against the skyrocketing price of onion and other daily essential commodities.