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Vegetables, chicken, eggs get cheaper

Prices of vegetables, newly-harvested onions and potatoes, eggs and chicken declined in last week.New onions are selling in Dhaka for Tk 80-100 per kg, which is about Tk 10 less than the previous week, according to market sources.A visit to Shekhertek-8, Rayer Bazar and a few other markets on Friday...

Chhayanaut students take to street to protest attack

Students and alumni of Bengali cultural organisation Chhayanaut and its educational wing Nalonda took to the street outside its burnt and vandalised building in the capital on Friday, protesting the latest attack on the institution.The gathering took place hours after assailants vandalised and set fire to Chhayanaut's seven-storey building on...

Admission test of DU Science unit postponed

Dhaka University (DU) on Friday postponed its Science unit admission test, scheduled for today (Saturday), as a mark of respect following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi.Saturday will be observed as a day of mourning at the DU, a press note says.The revised schedule for the postponed examination will be...

Christiansen confirmed as US envoy to BD

Brent Christiansen has been confirmed as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh at a time of political transitions and heightened regional sensitivity in the South Asian nation.Sources say the US Senate, the upper house of the American parliament, Congress, has consented to his current diplomatic assignment to Bangladesh. Christiansen, a...

Adviser Supradip pays tribute to Tilokananda Mahathero

Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma on Friday attended the second day of the national cremation ceremony of the late most venerable Tilokananda Mahathero at Baghaichhari in Rangamati, reports BSS.Thousands of devotees paid their last respects to the most honourable Buddist monk at the Shakyamuni Buddhist Monastery during...

CA lauds BGB's role in protecting border

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is performing its duties as the vanguard in border security, preventing smuggling, drug, women and children trafficking apart from safeguarding the geographical integrity and the country's sovereignty, reports BSS.He made the remarks in a message issued on...

Extortionist arrested with arms, ammo in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM Dec 19: Police arrested an alleged extortionist on Thursday night over an extortion attempt at a construction site in Chattogram's Panchlaish area, where a group of attackers allegedly opened fire after the project owner refused to pay Tk 5.0 million. The arrested person, Md Didar (36), was detained from...

BRACU, BRAC observe Sir Fazle Hasan Abed's 6th death anniversary

BRAC University (BRACU) and BRAC commemorated the sixth death anniversary of their founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed through a programme titled 'Young Abed: Crossroads of Courage and Conviction' on the university's campus in the capital on Thursday, said a press release. At a panel discussion, Asif Saleh, Executive Director of...

NCSA's cell working to prevent fake information

A special cell under the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is working round the clock to monitor online and social media, verify information and prevent spread of fake news and rumours ahead of the election, reports BSS.To this end, the NCSA is working in coordination with the Chief Adviser's Press...

'The Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academia: Disruptions, Dilemma and New Directions'

Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur (DUET), speaking as the chief guest of a seminar, titled 'The Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academia: Disruptions, Dilemma and New Directions'. DUET IQAC organised the event on the campus on Wednesday.

Weather (2025-12-20)

Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky until 6:00 pm today (Saturday).The sun sets in the city today at 05: 15 pm and rises tomorrow at 06:36 am.