July 4, 2022

Remittance dips 15pc amid forex crisis

Staff Reporter :Remittances inflow fell by 15 per cent year-on-year to USD 21.03 billion in the just-concluded fiscal year, data of Bangladesh Bank showed on...

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July 4, 2022

We see no end to overwhelming lawlessness everywhere: Problem is muscle politics

Very bizarre and frustrating things are happening in the country one after another. Everything seems to have been let loose and things are falling apart....

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July 4, 2022

SSC likely to be in August

Staff Reporter :The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination is likely to be held in August but the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination will...

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July 4, 2022

Motorcycles on Padma Bridge not allowed before Eid-ul-Azha

Staff Reporter :The government has decreed that motorcycles will not be allowed on the Padma Bridge before Eid-ul-Azha.Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam told it in...

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July 4, 2022

Govt to lower age bracket for children to punish teen gangs

News Desk :As juvenile delinquency and teenage gangs marked a rise in the country, the government is going to reduce the legal age of children...

Visitors who do not have smartphones express utter frustration while facing the hazard of buying entry passes for the National Museum in the capital on Sunday. NN photo

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July 4, 2022

Visitors suffer from online ticketing at Nat’l Museum

DU Correspondent :The online ticketing system of Bangladesh National Museum to buy entrance ticket for visiting the Museum is a complex process and thereby suffer....

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July 4, 2022

Exports hit record $ 52b in outgoing fiscal year

Staff Reporter :Merchandise exports touched a record $52.08 billion in just-concluded fiscal year (2021-22) riding on apparel shipments and gave a breathing space to the...

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July 3, 2022

Padma Bridge Khulna Railway Station missing passengers’ hustle-bustle

News Desk :At Khulna Railway Station, the usual hustle and bustle of passengers is missing these days.Only a handful of people now come here to...

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July 3, 2022

A huge quantity of local and foreign currencies, gold and silver jewelries in 16 sacks were found from the charity boxes of Pagla Masjid in Kishoreganj. Several hundreds including people from district admin, banks as well as madrasa students participated in counting the money and assorting the wealth. After every three months, the boxes are opened, but this time they were opened after 110 days and found Tk 3.60 crore. Last time, about Tk 4 crore, foreign currencies as well as gold jewelries were found from the mosque’s charity boxes. NN photo

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July 3, 2022

Another killed in road crash in Padma bridge area

Staff Reporter :A man was killed and 20 more persons were injured when a passenger bus rammed a microbus near toll plaza at Janjira point...

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July 3, 2022

Country reports 6 more Covid deaths with 1,105 cases

UNB :Bangladesh registered six more Covid-linked deaths with 1,105 new cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning amid an upward trend of infections.The fresh cases...

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July 3, 2022

Padma bridge Record collection of Tk 3.16cr in one day

Staff Reporter :About 26,398 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge on Friday (July 1), the 6th day after opening of the bridge to traffic. Nearly Tk...