In Dhaka, govt employees join duty at 8am
UNB, Dhaka : Employees of all government and autonomous offices in the capital reported for duty at 8am Wednesday as per the new timings.The government...
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Prof Yunus seeks stay on labour court case trial
UNB, Dhaka : Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus moved the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking a stay on proceedings in a case...
RAB arrests two more associates of PK Halder
Online Desk : The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested two women over their ties to scam-tainted businessman Proshanta Kumar Halder, who is currently in the...
Six months on, Ukraine fights war, faces painful aftermath
AP, CHERNIHIV : Danyk Rak enjoys riding his bike, playing soccer and quiet moments with the family’s short-legged dog and two white cats, Pushuna and...
Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 175 cases
Online Desk : Bangladesh reported zero Covid death and175 new cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. While the country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at...
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...
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...
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...
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...