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Potato, onion, vegetable, chicken prices decline

The market unrest over edible oils continues unabated, even last week, despite the government fixing prices. The government increased the price of soybean oil by Tk 8.0 and palm oil by Tk 14 per litre last Monday, but suppliers have not normalised oil distribution in the market. Many neighborhood shops...

Prices of MS rod decline on low demand

Prices of different categories of mild steel or MS rod, one of the key construction materials, have decreased over the recent months mainly on the back of lower demand in both public and private sectors, industry insiders said.Ongoing sluggish trend in public sector infrastructure development in the recent months has...

Tourism restriction harms Saint Martin's economy

Access restriction has badly affected the economy of Saint Martin's, the only coral island and one of the most popular tourist spots of the country.This downturn during the peak season of tourism is causing frustration among Saint Martin-centric businessmen as well as the locals. "With limited tourists, hotels and resorts...

Fakhrul asks Nahid to withdraw remarks on parties

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday protested Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam's accusation that political parties were trying to undermine the interim government and demanded the statement be withdrawn, reports UNB."I don't know why or in what context he said this, or whether he understood the...

Helal Hafiz passes away

Helal Hafiz, a celebrated poet of rebellion and love, has passed away. He was 76, reports UNB.He was declared dead by doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.According to BSMMU authorities, the poet suffered a fatal injury following a fall in the bathroom of...

Panchagarh records country's lowest temperature

Panchagarh, Dec 13 (UNB) - Panchagarh experienced the country's lowest temperature on Friday morning, with the mercury dropping to 8.4 degrees Celsius.At 6 am, the temperature stood at nine degrees Celsius and fell further to 8.4 degrees by 9 am. Cold air from the Himalayas caused the temperature drop, according...

Banks urged to extend hours for Hajj registration deadline day

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has asked banks to remain open beyond regular hours on Sunday, the last day for completing the primary registration for next year's Hajj, reports bdnews24.com.In a letter addressed to the central bank on Thursday, Mamun Al Faruq, deputy secretary of the religious ministry, emphasised the...

DMP imposes ban on using high-pitched horns

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued instructions asking motor vehicles plying in Dhaka city areas not to use high-pitched horns.A notification in this regard was issued by DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Thursday night, reports BSS.The notification said that if any motor vehicle driver, owner, or operating...

25-year-old's body recovered in Chandpur

Chandpur, Dec 13 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a 25-year-old man on Thursday, four days after he disappeared from a fish project in Ghogra Beel of Sachar Union at Kachua Upazila in Chandpur.Kachua Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Abdul Halim said police discovered the body with its legs tied...