Fires strike in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent: A ward BNP office gutted in fire in Sharankhola Upazila in Bagerhat district, according to a report received here. The incident took place in Sonatala Ward N0.1 of Southkhali Union of the...
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Veteran journo Saleem Samad dies
Staff Reporter: Award-winning investigative journalist, a writer and a media rights defender Saleem Samad died at his residence in the capital on Sunday. He was 74. Saleem’s first namaz-e-janaza was held at the Jatiya...
DU VC Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan resigns
City Desk: Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan resigned from his post on Saturday.He formally submitted his resignation letter to Education Minister Ehsanul Haque Milon, reports BSS. The matter was confirmed...
DSE inches up marginally; CSE fail to avert decline
UNB: The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) edged up marginally on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, recovering from early losses in the final hour of trading, while the...
Students, non-govt teachers, staffs to get financial aid
City Desk: The government has set to provide financial grants to students and non-government teachers and staff this year. The Secondary and Higher Education Division has called for online applications for the 2025-26 fiscal...
BERC cuts furnace oil price by 18pc to Tk 70.1 a litre
Business Desk: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut furnace oil prices for public and private power producers and industries by 18 percent, from Tk 86 to Tk 70.10 per litre. The commission...
Loan rescheduling deadline extends for raw jute exporters
Business Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the deadline for raw jute exporters to apply for loan rescheduling until June 30, 2026, according to a central bank circular issued on Sunday. The move is...