ECNEC to consider 2 projects for 5,830 police vehicles
The Home Ministry has proposed Tk 6,608.14 crore to procure 5,830 vehicles for Bangladesh Police, with two projects scheduled for consideration at an Executive Committee...
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BB keeps website offline amid global cyber alert
The website of Bangladesh Bank (BB) remained offline on Friday, a day after the central bank took it down following a global cyber security alert....
Vegetables, fish price ease amid weak demand
Rising arrivals of early winter produce and weaker holiday demand are easing prices for vegetables and fish across Dhaka’s kitchen markets. The shift is reducing...
Ilias Kanchan is largely risk-free, without having to undergo chemotherapy
National Road Safety Day was October 22. The day was celebrated nationwide with the aim of reducing road accidents, ensuring safe travel for people, and...
Illegal handsets face blocking under new NEIR plan
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has planned a two-phase reactivation of the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR), targeting January 1, 2027, for the first...
Climbs with Brent above $112 amid Houthi attacks
Brent crude oil prices rose to their highest level since May on Thursday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group carried out more attacks in Saudi Arabia....
Textile, jute industries need practical solutions State Minister
The challenges facing the textile and jute industries must be identified and addressed with practical measures to increase production and create jobs, Md Shariful Alam,...
‘Rising prices, gas and power crises deepen public suffering’
People have been struggling with the soaring prices of essential commodities while severe gas and electricity supply problems persist, Advocate Matiur Rahman Akanda, a senior...
Jashore gachhis busy preparing date trees ahead of winter
Date palm tree climbers, locally known as gachhis, are busy preparing trees for the upcoming winter season in Jashore, as rising production costs threaten the...
Biman resumes Dammam flights, schedules Riyadh service for 25 Oct
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has resumed flights to Dammam and scheduled a Riyadh-bound flight for 25 October as the situation improves following attacks on Saudi airports...
Engine failure delays Kishoreganj express
The Dhaka-bound Kishoreganj Express, an intercity train, remained at Kishoreganj Railway Station due to an engine failure on Wednesday. The train was scheduled to depart...
103 cocktails recovered in Rajshahi
The Special Response Battalion (SRB) recovered 103 handmade cocktails from an abandoned cement sack in the Kashiadanga area of Rajshahi Metropolitan City. The cocktails were...