Nat’l moon sighting committee meeting today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet today to review reports of the sighting of the moon marking the beginning of Rabius Sani in Hijri...
Today’s Newspaper
12 bandits surrender in Bagerhat
Twelve members of the notorious forest bandit group Nana Bhai Bahini, including its chief, have surrendered to the Coast Guard in Mongla. They formally surrendered...
Rain, supply shortage push up vegetable, flour, aromatic rice prices
A combination of persistent rainfall and severe supply chain disruptions has triggered a fresh wave of price hikes across retail markets in the capital, leaving...
Biman staffer sent to jail
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines staff member has been sent to jail after completing five days of remand in a case filed over the alleged smuggling...
‘Good political leadership vital for sustainable dev’
Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman has called for good and honest people, particularly talented young men and women, to enter politics, saying sustainable national...
140 trees cut down at Shibganj cemetery
Miscreants cut down 140 mahogany trees at a cemetery in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj under the cover of darkness on Wednesday night, sparking anger among...
Health Minister slams outside testing at Mugda hospital
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Friday found patients being sent outside Mugda Medical College Hospital for medical tests despite the...
Clean-up drive held in N’ganj pry schools
A coordinated cleanliness drive has been conducted at 120 government primary schools in Narayanganj Sadar upazila to prevent dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases. The initiative,...
Aromatic rice prices hike with edible oil crisis persists
Prices of flour, refined flour (maida) and aromatic rice have increased sharply in the capital kitchen markets, adding to pressure on bakeries, biryani businesses and...
Buriganga waste remains despite High Court order
Large piles of polythene, plastic bottles, packets and other waste remain scattered along the Buriganga River in Islampur, with no visible cleanup activity nine days...
Student shortage persists in Kalkini Girls’ School
A nearly seven-decade-old girls’ school in Madaripur’s Kalkini has been left virtually without students amid allegations of irregularities against its headteacher and a prolonged absence...
PM visits injured army officer at CMH
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday visited a critically injured army officer undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka and directed the...