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Edible oil market still remains volatile

The edible oil market remains volatile despite considerable efforts to stabilise the market during this Ramadan. Prices of some other essential commodities, however, have declined on the third day of Ramadan, giving some relief to consumers. With the beginning of the holy month, the prices of chicken, fish, meat, lemons,...

‘Poor quality’ iftar, sehri served in intercity trains

Passengers were charged exorbitant prices for Sehri and Iftar and supplied substandard food for the meals on trains, Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity) said on Tuesday after visiting 14 intercity trains.The association's Secretary General Md. Mozammel Haque Chowdhury made the allegation while citing their observation report on...

BR to start ticket sale on March 14

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start sale of train tickets for the homebound passengers on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr on March 14 to operate the first intercity Eid trains on March 24.The state-owned train operator is expected to sell 35,315 tickets daily (cent per cent online) during the upcoming...

CR Abrar set to be new education adviser

Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, a former professor of international relations at Dhaka University who is popularly known as CR Abrar, is set to take an oath of office as an adviser to the interim government, reports bdnews24.com.He will be sworn in at the Bangabhaban at 11am today (Wednesday). The Bangabhaban has...

A workshop titled 'Program Self-Assessment for Academic Excellence at GAU

A workshop titled 'Program Self-Assessment for Academic Excellence at GAU: Frameworks and Implementation' in progress at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) on Tuesday. GAU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr G K M Mustafizur Rahman was the chief guest of the programme. GAU Pro-VC Professor Dr M Moynul Haque and Treasurer Professor Dr...

MRT police deployed for metro rail passengers’ safety

Authorities have deployed MRT Police personnel to enhance security on the Dhaka Metro Rail, with at least two officers stationed inside each train to ensure passenger safety, reports bdnews24.com.The move was made in line with the instructions of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited ( DMTCL), according to Deputy Inspector...

Bangabandhu Satellite-I renamed as Bangladesh Satellite-I

The Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) has renamed the Bangabandhu Satellite-I as the Bangladesh Satellite-I, reports BSS.The BSCL has taken the move following a decision of the Advisory Council meeting, said a release on Tuesday.Besides, the Sajeeb Wazed Satellite Ground Station in Gazipur and the Sajeeb Wazed Satellite Ground Station...

Weather (2025-03-05)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.The highest temperature of the country was recorded on Tuesday at 34.4 degrees Celsius in...