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Beef, potato, chicken, pulses get costlier ahead of Ramadan

With only one or two days left for the fasting month of Ramadan to begin, prices of beef, chicken, potato, a few pulses, riverine fish and vegetables witnessed a fresh hike last week.Despite the hike, the current prices of all essentials, except for rice and edible oil, are static or...

Artistes performing at the Chhayanot 'Boshonto Utshob' (Spring Festival)

Artistes performing at the Chhayanot 'Boshonto Utshob' (Spring Festival) at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, on Friday. — FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman

No end in sight to BR's lingering manpower crisis

The long-standing manpower shortage that Bangladesh Railway (BR) is suffering from is unlikely to be resolved soon due to procedural complexities and a lack of visionary steps. The recruitments of around 40,000 employees were approved more than three years ago. Yet, 70 per cent of the posts at the state-owned...

Army Chief inaugurates 'Sinha Memorial Plaque' in Cox's Bazar

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman inaugurated the "Sinha Memorial Plaque" on Thursday at Shamlapur at Baharchhara Union in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.The memorial was constructed under the overall supervision of the BGB Cox's Bazar Region in honour of Major (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan, according to...

Adviser warns strict action against unjust price hike of essentials

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar has criticised those who raise prices of daily commodities unfairly, saying they would no longer be spared, reports UNB.The adviser also urged the students who protested during the July uprising to join in fighting against unjust price hikes.She made the comments while speaking at...

Fire guts 61 shops at Shewrapara kitchen market

A fire that raged through Shewrapara kitchen market in the city early Friday gutted 61 shops, including a shoe showroom, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), reports UNB.Lima Khanam, duty officer at the FSCD headquarters, told the news agency that the fire erupted from an electric short-circuit at...

Nat’l Moon Sighting Committee meets today

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held today (Saturday), aiming to review the moon sighting which will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.The meeting will be held at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office in the capital at around...

Weather (2025-03-01)

Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Light fog may occur over river basins. Night and day temperature may rise slightly. The highest temperature on Friday was recorded at 32.5 degrees Celsius in Bandarban...