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Jute prices hit record high

The price of raw jute has hit a record high this harvesting season due to growing demand both at home and abroad. Farmers are happy with better prices, but jute factories are struggling as traders are hoarding large volumes of raw jute. Prices may even cross the record set in...

CU turns into battlefield as locals, students clash

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 31: Chittagong University (CU) turned into a battlefield on Sunday as a series of clashes erupted between locals and the university students over the alleged assault on a female student by a guard of her mess near the campus.More than 60 people, including the pro-vice-chancellor and proctor of...

IMED finds serious malfunction, irregularities

Various irregularities and large-scale malfunction have been found in the Department of Primary Education's (DPE) mid-day meal distribution programme in 35 districts across the country, insiders said.Distribution of low quality and lesser quantity of food in the targeted areas, and inappropriate selection of target vicinity for the school feeding programme...

BNP's founding anniv today

BNP is set to celebrate its 47th founding anniversary across the country today with various programmes, reports UNB.On September 1, 1978, late president Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point programme to build a self-reliant Bangladesh.BNP and its associate bodies have taken up various programmes, including rallies and discussions,...

Tarique Rahman warns of interim govt's weakness

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that the longer the interim government stays in power, the more its weakness will become visible.An opportunity has come to work for the public following the ultimate sacrifice of hundreds of people fighting against the fascist regime over the past 15 years,...

Writ petition filed with HC

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging a "Special Order" issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) making it mandatory for all tax payers to submit their income tax returns through online system. Miazi Alamgir Alam Chowdhury, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, filed the...

ICCB team to attend ICC congress in Australia

An 11-member delegation from ICC Bangladesh, led by President Mahbubur Rahman, departed for Melbourne, Australia on Sunday to participate in the ICC's 14th World Chambers Congress (WCC), scheduled from September 2 to 4, 2025.This premier global forum, organised by the ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) in partnership with the Victorian...

Nur's condition improving

Physical condition of Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur was gradually improving, said Brig Gen Md Asaduzzaman, director of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday."Nur is currently under close observation. Although his condition is showing signs of improvement some complications still remain," he said while talking to...

NCP opposes outsourcing textbook printing abroad

The labour wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP) on Sunday urged the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) to abandon any plan to outsource textbook printing abroad.The group warned that if the NCTB awards work orders to foreign companies, it will halt all board activities.The warning came during a...