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Veg, onion, potato prices fall further

The prices of vegetables, potatoes, and onions declined more over the past week, while those of chicken and eggs saw a small increase.Most other commodities remained static at their previous highs, according to market sources.Newly harvested seed onions (murikata) were sold at Tk 60-80 per kg, and the imported ones...

Tarique Rahman's presence triggers euphoria

Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has emerged as a galvanising figure in the political arena after his return to the country on Thursday following 17 years in exile, drawing vast jubilant crowds wherever he has made appearances.From the moment he set foot on home...

Large-scale manufacturing down 0.78pc in Oct

The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector contracted by 0.78 per cent in October year on year due to a sharp slowdown in the garment industry, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data. LSM, which accounts for about 11 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), was dragged...

Gulistan building fire put out

A fire broke out at the top floor of eight-storeyed Khaddar Bazar Shopping Complex near Zero Point of Gulistan area on Friday evening.The Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence (FSCD) received information about the fire at 5:28 pm, then rushed to the spot. A total of nine fire fighting units...

Investigators claim 'crucial leads'

Investigators in the Sharif Osman bin Hadi murder case have told a Dhaka court "sensational" information has been gleaned during interrogation from two suspects arrested in a border area, reports bdnews24.com.Sibyoun Diu and Sanjay Chisim were produced before court on Friday after completing eight days of grilling in two phases.The...

US launches Christmas Day strikes on IS targets in Nigeria

PALM BEACH, United States, Dec 26 (AFP): President Donald Trump said US forces conducted "powerful and deadly" strikes Thursday against Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country.The Nigerian foreign ministry early Friday confirmed the air strikes, describing...

Launch loses route permit after Meghna collision

Authorities have cancelled the route permit of the MV Adventure-9 launch following a collision between two passenger vessels on the Meghna River in Chandpur that left four people dead, reports bdnews24.com.Barishal Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Assistant Director Md Solaiman said on Friday evening that the route permit of...

No legal bar for Tarique Rahman to be registered as voter: EC

Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud today said there is no legal obstacle for BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to be enlisted as a voter, reports BSS.Talking to BSS today, the election commissioner said the Election Commission has the authority to enlist any individual as a voter at any time under...