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Eid-ul-Azha 2023: 5 jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Online Desk : Five Eid-ul-Azha congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, starting from 7 am on Eid day. The first Eid jamaat will be administered by Hafez Maulana Ehsanul Haque,...
Govt fixes rawhide prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
UNB, Dhaka : The Ministry of Commerce on Sunday fixed the prices of salted cowhides at Tk 50 to Tk 55 per square feet in Dhaka and at Tk 45 to Tk 48 outside...
Wagner rebellion in Russia
News Agencies : Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia’s military firing on them from the air. Facing the first serious challenge to his grip on...
Microbus gas cylinder blast kills 5 in Faridpur
UNB, Faridpur : At least five people were burned dead after the gas cylinder of a microbus exploded on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Maligram in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Saturday. The identities of...
11 passengers injured evacuating Cathay Pacific jet after aborted takeoff in Hong Kong
AP, Taiwan : A Cathay Pacific jetliner aborted its takeoff at Hong Kong International Airport early Saturday, and 11 passengers were injured while evacuating the aircraft, the airline said. Flight CX880, bound for Los...
Weekly kitchen market: Prices of daily essentials soar
Staff Reporter : The kitchen markets of the capital city Dhaka are considering no more safe places for the poor, low and middle income group people as they could not maintain the expenditure of...
Flood crisis grips Kurigram: thousands trapped, shortage of food-water intensifies
UNB, KURIGRAM : The Brahmaputra, Dharla, Teesta, and Dudhkumar rivers in Kurigram are witnessing a steady rise in water levels, leading to the trapping of approximately 12,000 families residing in low-lying areas across nine...
64,300 mts of coal for Matarbari coal-fired power plant arrives
UNB, Chattogram : A ship carrying 64,300 mts of coal for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali arrived here from Indonesia on Friday. The Panama flag-carrying MV-NAVIOS AMBER’ ship arrived at...
Padma Bridge to devour more public money for its completion
Editorial Desk : Increasing the budget of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge seems to be a never ending process. Since the planning of this crucial piece of infrastructure, a lot of dramas were staged nationally...
Titanic sub search expands to ocean floor, ‘debris field’ discovered
Reuters : The desperate search for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic entered a critical juncture on Thursday when air was expected to run out for the five people aboard, but...