Cooking oil get scarce in city markets
GB Today Mehedi Hasan: Kamrul Hasan, an executive of a private company, lives along with his four-member family in the…
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BRRI opens a rice museum in Gazipur
BSS: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has setup a rice museum, which is first of it’s kind in…
College girl killing: ‘Why father afraid of seeking justice’
Bangladesh News Desk: Jatiya Party (JaPa) lawmaker Syed Abu Hossain said the state has failed to ensure the…
Bangladesh Army chief adorned as the ‘Colonel of the Regiment’ of Regiment of Artillery
Bangladesh News Desk: Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed has become the ‘Ninth Colonel of…
Women and girls deserve to live without violence in ‘safety, dignity and freedom’
Violence against women and girls may be the world’s “longest, deadliest pandemic,” the UN chief has said during…
Abandoned dump turned into open library in Dhaka
The place will be open to public from morning till 10pm every day Nafiu Nabil, Dhaka: A once…
Billion-year-old black diamond sells for $4.3mn
A billion-year-old black diamond, believed to be the world’s largest cut diamond, has sold for £3.16m ($4.3m). Named…
How rules flouting and negligence cause frequent launch disasters in Bangladesh
UNB: With about 24,00km of waterways Bangladesh boasts of a wide network river routes. Waterways have been the…
Long-cherished Chandpur-Sylhet intercity train still a dream
UNB, Chandpur: An inter-city train service between Chandpur and Sylhet has long been a demand for the people…
Peru archeologists find mummy up to 1,200 years old
BSS/AFP: Archeologists in Peru working on a site in the outskirts of the capital Lima have unearthed a…
Tashnuva Anan Shishir gets featured in Time’s 100 best photos of 2021
UNB: Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who made history in becoming Bangladesh’s first-ever transgender woman news presenter on a television…
326 Sundarbans pirates to get houses, cattle
About 326 pirates operating in the Sundarbans surrendered their weapons and ammunition to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from…
India extends BSF jurisdiction to 50 km in three border states
Government officials argue the move is meant to “improve BSF’s operational efficiency” and “crack down on smuggling rackets”,…
Bangladesh: 22-day ilish ban starts October 4
This is the peak period when the marine fish swims against the tide to spawn in rivers Dhaka…
Kazi Aref murder: Death row convict Roushan arrested
UNB, Rajshahi: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested Roushan alias Uday Mondol, death row convict in JSD leader…
BD: Shaping the future of agriculture using digital support & solutions
The world has changed a lot since the first user got registered for Facebook. Today there is hardly…
Rab nabs four members of international women trafficking gang
UNB, Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested four alleged members of an international women trafficking gang, including…
Bangladesh: 12 kg LPG price reduced to Tk 842 from June 1
A 12 kg LPG to be sold at Tk 842 instead of Tk 906 UNB, Dhaka: The Bangladesh…
Whale carcass washes ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach
UNB, Cox’s Bazar: The carcass of a humpback whale washed ashore on the Himchhari beach adjacent to Cox’s…
The tale of ending use of Bangladeshi children as camel jockeys
It was not many years ago when we saw Bangladeshi children being used as camel jockeys in any…