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Gas supply to remain off for 72 hours at different areas during Eid holidays
UNB, Dhaka : Gas supply will remain suspended for 72 hours from midnight (12:01 am) on April 23 (Sunday) to midnight on April 26 at...
Bangabhaban getting ready to bid farewell to President Hamid
UNB, Dhaka : President Abdul Hamid will be accorded a ceremonial farewell as he prepares to leave Bangabhaban next week after completing history-making two consecutive...
Banks to remain open on Thursday, Friday to facilitate payment of RMG workers’ salary, bonus
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed keeping the scheduled banks open on April 19-21 (Wednesday to Friday) to facilitate payment of garment workers’...
Heatstroke killing chickens, wreaking havoc on Kurigram poultry farms
UNB, Kurigram : The ongoing heatwave that struck Kurigram has caused a severe crisis in the poultry farming industry. Broiler chickens are dying of heatstroke...
ACs selling like hot cakes in heat wave
UNB, Dhaka : The sale of air conditioners (AC) has apparently doubled in Dhaka, as the heatwave in the capital saw people suffer the hottest...
Fire at building in Dhaka’s Wari doused
Staff Reporter : The fire that broke out at a building in the capital’s Wari area on early Tuesday has been fully doused. Fire Service...
5-day Eid vacation begins from today
Staff Reporter : People from different walks of life have started their journey to their respective homes across the country as a five-day vacation on...
Surge in cases of dehydration, diarrhoea amid summer heatwave
Staff Reporter : In the scorching heat of summer, the rise in temperature across the country has been causing a surge in cases of dehydration...
‘Motorbikes to be allowed on Padma bridge from Thursday’
UNB, Dhaka : Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that motorcycles will be allowed to ply the Padma Bridge from 6...
Shab-e-Qadr to be observed tonight
UNB, Dhaka : The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed night for Muslims, will be observed across the country on Tuesday...
Ecnec clears 12 projects, including one to raise cost of Padma Bridge construction
UNB, Dhaka : The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a total of 12 development projects including a revised one to...