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Most essentials' prices soar as Ramadan begins

The prices of various essential commodities, including beef, lemon, brinjal, cucumber, onion, tomato, green chilli, dates, broiler chicken, and types of fish increased in the capital's kitchen markets with the beginning of Ramadan last week.Traders said the demand of these items rose ahead of the holy month, and as the...

CNG stations closed from 3:00-9:00pm till March 14

The government has revised the operating hours of CNG refuelling stations during Ramadan to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the power sector during iftar.The decision was announced in a notification, issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division on Friday.According to the notification, the CNG refuelling stations across the country...

No threat surrounding Feb 21: DMP

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has said there was no security threat surrounding the observance of Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21, reports bdnews24.com.However, he said a multi-layered security arrangement has been put in place, with 15,000 police personnel deployed in...

Horrifying abuses on trafficked victims at scam centres: UN report

A UN report on Friday detailed the grave abuses against those trafficked into scam centres from dozens of countries across the world, mostly in Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh.Scam centres are compounds often connected with transnational criminal networks through which various criminal activities, including online fraud, human trafficking, and slavery take...

Ex-Biman MD sent to jail in housemaid assault case

A Dhaka court has sent former Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman, to jail in a case filed over the alleged assault of his 11-year-old domestic help, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Alberuni Mir passed the order on Friday. Another accused, housemaid Sufia Begum, gave her confessional...

ACROSS THE GENERATIONS:

An elderly person with a child making their choice of flowers at a shop in the capital's Shahbag area on Friday to pay homage to the martyrs on the Language Martyrs' Day (February 21), being observed across the country today (Saturday). — FE Photo

Milon for tough action against drugs, terrorism, eve-teasing

CHANDPUR, Feb 20 (BSS): Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has announced a strict stance against drugs, terrorism and eve-teasing in educational institutions, following the ongoing drive to eliminate copying, reports BSS.He said the new initiatives will begin from Kachua upazila, where the anti-copying campaign has already shown positive results,...

No more running after doctors, services to reach doorsteps

NARSINGDI, Feb 20 (UNB): Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain on Friday said people will no longer have to run after doctors as the government aims to ensure that doctors reach out to patients at their doorsteps."We will build the Health Ministry as a completely corruption- and...

Inmate dies after falling ill at Dhaka Central Jail

An inmate at Dhaka Central Jail died after falling ill, officials said on Thursday, reports UNB.The deceased is Abdul Khaleque (65), son of the late Kafil Uddin.Prison guard Abdullah said Khalek fell ill inside the jail.On the instructions of the authorities, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital at...

Weather _2026-02-21

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Temperatures are rising across Bangladesh, but there is little prospect of rain in the coming days. While day and night temperatures may fluctuate slightly, the overall weather pattern will...