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Edible oil, onion prices surge; veggie prices drop

The edible oil market has witnessed a sudden price surge, while onion prices have also increased despite adequate supply.In contrast, the prices of most winter vegetables have fallen in a week.Retailers said refiners have raised edible oil prices without following government directives, resulting in an increase of Tk6-9 per litre...

JU hosts 15th Annual Butterfly Fair

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised its 15th Annual Butterfly Fair on Friday. The Entomology Branch of the Department of Zoology hosted the daylong event. The fair was held to promote butterfly conservation and raise public awareness about ecological balance. Its theme was "Urle akashe projapoti, prokriti pai notun goti" (Butterflies...

JU renames four halls

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authority officially renamed four residential halls, previously linked to Sheikh Hasina and her family members. The decision was finalised at a Syndicate meeting on Friday, confirmed Acting Registrar A B M Azizur Rahman.According to the decision, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall has been renamed as Sher-e-Bangla A...

IUB launches Rover Scout Group

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) formally launched the IUB Rover Scout Group through a programme held at its DMK Lecture Gallery.As much as 120 participants joined the programme organised by IUB's Division of Student Activities (DoSA) recently, according to a press release.The initiative aims to provide students with leadership and community...

All looted heavy weapons recovered: Home Adviser

All heavy weapons looted from law enforcement agencies have now been recovered, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Friday."There is no failure on the government's part in recovering weapons looted from the police. They are being recovered and will continue to be recovered," he said.The...

CU student found dead-

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 05: Police recovered the hanging body of a Chittagong University (CU) student from a house in Khulshi area of Chattogram on Thursday night.The victim was identified as Omar Faruk Sumon, a student of the Arabic Dept of CU.Police sources said Sumon's body was found hanging from a ceiling-fan...

Medical technologists, pharmacists urged to return to duty

The government on Friday said that necessary processes are underway to address the longstanding demand of medical technologists and pharmacists for implementation of the 10th grade, urging them to withdraw their ongoing work abstention and immediately resume duties in the greater public interest, reports BSS.For the past several days, medical...

BSF hands over body of BD man

LALMONIRHAT, Dec 05 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over the body of a Bangladeshi man who was allegedly shot dead along the Patgram border in Lalmonirhat Thursday.Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Patgram Police Station, said the body of Sabuj Islam, 29, was returned through a flag meeting...

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal district unit arranged a modern harvester machine

The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal district unit arranged a modern harvester machine to help 10 sharecropping farmers at Panchgachhiya in Feni Sadar process their paddy on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Weather (2025-12-06)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday). Night temperature may fall by (1-2)°C, and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature in the country on Friday was recorded at 31.5 degrees Celsius in...