Fuel price adjustment in B’desh limited
Prime Minister’s Office Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Monday said the government has made only a limited adjustment to fuel prices considering the rising trend in...
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Fair price on paper, throwaway rate in mkt
Bangladesh’s rawhide market has once again exposed a deep crisis in one of the country’s most promising export-linked industries. Every year after Eid-ul-Azha, millions of...
Measles death toll rises to 588
The overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 588 since March 15 as three more children died from suspected measles in 24 hours till...
‘Attack on Lebanon delaying diplomacy’
Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the US-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued...
Complaints rise, justice unclear
Medical negligence in Bangladesh has moved from isolated public anger to a national accountability question. From wrong treatment allegations and unlicensed facilities to delayed investigations...
BGB foils alleged BSF push-in attempt
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has foiled an alleged attempt by India’s Border Security Force to push a group of people into Bangladesh through the Benapole...
Six BD peacekeepers to get award
Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Abyei, Sudan, will be awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal...
Cultural freedom under threat: Rumeen
Brahmanbaria-2 lawmaker Barrister Rumeen Farhana has strongly criticised the cancellation of planned screenings of the film Bonolota Express in Brahmanbaria, saying no group should be...
BD deepens final push as vote nears
Diplomatic efforts have intensified in the final stretch ahead of the election to the Presidency of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with geopolitical considerations...
Eid holidaymakers returning to capital
With the seven-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday ending on Sunday, people have begun returning to the capital ahead of the reopening of government and private offices from...
Soaring city heat endangers working people
A new international study has warned that rising temperatures and worsening climate conditions are placing Dhaka’s rickshaw pullers at increasing risk of heat-related illness, with...