Chilli prices go berserk battering commoners

A sudden price hike of green chilli, an indispensible cooking ingredient, has come as a deep concern for the common consumers in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Manikganj and Sylhet in recent time.Our Rangpur correspondent reports: Abnormal price rise of the most import spice item has added to woes of the common people...

Unrelenting rainfall turns Faridpur-Barishal Highway perilous

FARIDPUR, July 14 (UNB): For thousands of people who travel the Faridpur-Barishal Highway every day, the road has long been a lifeline, linking communities, supporting local trade and making travel easier across southern Bangladesh.But over the past week, relentless monsoon rainfall has turned a critical 30-kilometre stretch from Faridpur town...