How the record hike in fuel prices manifested in Dhaka’s kitchen markets
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB)- With prices of everyday items still maintaining an upward trend, the ordinary folks’ frustrations are often spilling out in public, often...
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Why Jahangir’s suspension from mayoral post should not be declared illegal: HC
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain why the suspension of Mohammad Jahangir Alam from the...
EVMs to be used in maximum 150 constituencies in next national polls: EC
UNB, Dhaka : The Election Commission (EC) has decided to use electronic voting machines instead of traditional ballot papers in the maximum 150 constituencies out...
Moulvibazar tea workers resume strike defying union leaders’ decision
UNB, Moulvibazar Tea garden workers in Moulvibazar resumed strike Tuesday noon disobeying the decision of the leaders of Bangladesh Tea Workers Union. Most of the...
Attack on BNP leader Annie’s Laxmipur residence; 4 injured
UNB, Laxmipur : At least four persons including the son of BNP`s Publicity Secretary Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Annie, were injured in an alleged attack by...
Global Covid cases top 601 million
UNB, Dhaka : The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 601 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the...
2 dead, 3 hurt as truck overturns in Khagrachhari
UNB, Khagrachhari : At least two people were killed and three others injured when a log-laden truck overturned on the busy Mahalchhari-Jaliyapara road in Guimara...
Thai court asked to rule if prime minister must step down
AP, BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Monday received a petition from opposition lawmakers seeking a ruling on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reached the...
Govt plans to send 8.10 lakh workers abroad in 2022-23: Document
UNB, Dhaka : The government has worked out a plan to send 8.10 lakh Bangladeshi workers abroad and provide skills development training to 5.20 lakh...
Father-son duo killed in Sherpur road crash
UNB, Sherpur : A man and his 11-year-old son riding a bycycle died after being hit by a speeding truck in Nakla upazila of Sherpur...
Soybean oil prices hiked by Tk 7 per litre in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : Amid inflation woes, the Bangladesh government has raised the prices of soybean oil by Tk 7 per litre. Bottled soybean oil will...
Eviction drive at Salimpur: Local residents block Dhaka-Ctg highway
UNB, Chattogram : Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Chattogram highway remained suspended since Tuesday noon as several hundred residents of Jangal Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram...