Container pileup at prime seaport prolongs

Container congestions at Chittagong seaport prolonged following slow delivery of boxes Friday-Saturday against a rush after the unblocking of blockades during countrywide quota protests, sources said. However, the trade-clearance operations at the prime port of Bangladesh improved a little Sunday, but not enough to cope with the backlog.As such, as...

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Mourning Day today

Mourning day will be observed across the country today (Tuesday) for those who died in clashes during students' demonstrations for quota reform last week.The decision came at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office, reports UNB.The meeting also adopted a condolence proposal over the lives...

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Quota protesters regroup, stage fresh demo

Job-quota protesters regrouped after a curfew-restricted rout and staged fresh demonstrations Monday in Dhaka and elsewhere on their modified nine-point demand, but reinforced security forces soon dispersed them in prevented actions, firsthand reports said. The lawmen picked up at least 50 people during protesters' attempt to stage agitations afresh in...

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Prayer Timings (2024-07-30)

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