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No rice price hike during Ramadan

Food Secretary Dr Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum on Wednesday assured that the prices of rice would not increase during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.She gave the assurance while talking to reporters at her Secretariat office. "I can assure you (journalists) that the prices of rice would not increase during Ramadan...

Demarcation of 29 city canals starts

All illegal establishments will be evicted from the canals in the city following the demarcation of the waterbodies, said LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Wednesday, reports UNB.He said this while addressing the inaugural function of the demarcation process of 29 canals and one regulatory pond under Dhaka...

BAEC Chairman Dr Md Azizul Haque chaired a discussion

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) Chairman Dr Md Azizul Haque chaired a discussion on its former chairman Dr M A Wazed Mia at the BAEC head office in the city Wednesday as part of its programme to celebrate birthday of the renowned nuclear scientist who passed away in 2009. A...

Schools to reopen in Feb, hopes education minister

Education Minister Dipu Moni expressed the hope to reopen all educational institutions across the country in February, reports bdnews24.com."The education ministry will decide on the matter after holding a meeting with the national technical advisory committee on Covid-19," she said during a visit to Chandpur.The ministry will hold a meeting...

DU to hold 'Gha' unit intake tests for 2021-22 academic year

Dhaka University (DU) has decided to hold the 'Gha' unit admission tests, which allow students to change streams in enrolment, for the 2021-22 academic year, reports bdnews24.com.The university's decision to abolish the exams stirred anger among the members of the university's social sciences faculty, which oversees the tests.In response, the...

Saifa Mim lands in jail

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Saifa Rahman Mim, an accused in a case over the rape and murder of college student Mosarat Jahan Munia, to jail, reports UNB .Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mainul Islam passed the order. Earlier in the day, Alauddin, inspector of Police Bureau of Investigation and also...

DMP arrests 51 for selling, consuming drugs in city

The members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug raids arrested a total of 51 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Wednesday, reports BSS.The DB in association with local police carried out the...

Weather 2022-02-17

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Light fog may occur at isolated places over the river basins of the country during early morning. Night and day temperature may remain nearly...