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Onion, broiler chicken prices rise

The prices of onions and broiler chickens have gone up over the past week while the prices of brinjal, and green chili remain high, showing no signs of easing.In Dhaka's retail markets, local onions that were selling for Tk 55-60 a kg just a week ago are now priced at...

Chevron hosts AUW Summer School

CHATTOGRAM, July 17: The Asian University for Women (AUW) organised a science fair on the campus on July 17 as part of its Math and Science Summer School 2025. AUW launched the Summer School, funded by Chevron Bangladesh, in the first week of July. A total of 102 college students...

Ex-PDB engineer S M Wazed Ali Sardar dies

Former Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) Member (Production) and renowned engineer S M Wazed Ali Sardar passed away due to heart disease at his Gulshan residence in the capital on Tuesday. He was 60 years old, according to a PDB press statement. He is survived by his wife, a son...

SC moves to fully digitize company courts

The resolution of corporate disputes is expected to gain fresh momentum as the Supreme Court administration moves to fully digitize the proceedings of the country's company courts. Paperless proceedings have already commenced in one of the three company benches in order to bring dynamism, with the process set to be...

13 including 9 of a family get life-term for homicide

KISHOREGANJ, July 17 (BSS): A court in Kishoreganj on Thursday sentenced 13 people, including nine members of a single family, to life imprisonment for the murder of a trader in Karimganj upazila in 2016.District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Nurul Amin Biplob delivered the verdict in the presence of seven of...

Five new Covid cases reported

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday confirmed five new Covid-19 cases in the country within a 24-hour period from 8am Wednesday to 8am Thursday, reports BSS.During this time, 253 samples were tested, resulting in a positivity rate of 1.98 per cent. No new deaths from Covid-19 were...

BMU photo exhibition commemorates July Uprising

Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) on Wednesday launched a three-day photo exhibition to commemorate the July Uprising, according to a press statement.BMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Shahinul Alam inaugurated the exhibition at its Shaheed Dr. Milon Hall. The photo exhibition showcases various historical events of the July Uprising through still images,...

Weather (2025-07-18)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday). Day temperature may fall by (1-2)°C, while night temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature on...