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Rice becomes costlier even at peak Boro season

Rice prices started rising again from last week after remaining largely stable for nearly one and a half months, despite the ongoing peak harvesting season of Boro paddy.However, prices of eggs and most vegetables have declined slightly, offering consumers some relief amid persistently high living costs.Freshly harvested Boro paddy has...

'Fruit Festival' at the National Press Club

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon delivering inaugural speech as the chief guest at the 'Fruit Festival' at the National Press Club in the city on Friday. —FE photo

Ekushey Padak winning poet Al Mujahidi dies

Ekushey Padak-winning poet Al Mujahidi has died at the age of 86 after a prolonged illness, reports bdnews24.com. He passed away at 11am on Thursday at United Hospital in Gulshan.His son Shabib Al Mujahidi said his father had been taken to hospital on Wednesday, after suffering two cardiac arrests. Family...

BD seeks deeper co-op with PPD, WFP, IOM

Welcoming newly appointed representatives of PPD, WFP and IOM, Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Thursday underscored Bangladesh's interest in deepening cooperation with their organisations across shared development and humanitarian priorities, and wished them success in their assignments, reports UNB.Three newly appointed heads - Professor Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan, Executive Director...

Shama urges stronger global action on humanitarian law, Rohingya repatriation

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has called for stronger international action to protect civilians, uphold international humanitarian law and ensure sustained global support for the safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, reports UNB.She made the call while speaking at a high-level panel discussion of the...

Jhenaidah woman claims she gets divorced over birth of twin girls

JHENAIDAH, June 20 (UNB): Four-month-old twin sisters - Mehrin and Naurin - sleep peacefully in their grandmother's arms, unaware of the hardship that has overshadowed their short lives.Their mother, Rina Khatun of Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah, claims that her husband divorced her after she gave birth to the twin girls.However,...

Nation looks forward to young generation with high hopes: Milan

Jahangirnagar University (JU) has welcomed its 2025-26 academic session (55th batch) undergraduate students through a freshers' reception held amid an atmosphere of enthusiasm and celebration.The programme took place on Friday (June 19) at 4:00 pm at the university's Zahir Raihan Auditorium.Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan attended the event...

Dhaka 7th most polluted city in globe

Dhaka ranked seventh among the world's most polluted cities on Friday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 117, reports UNB.According to AQI standards, the city's air quality was classified as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' at 09:00 am.Indonesia's Jakarta topped the list with an AQI score of 184,...

Arrested 30 years after murder: Prime accused lands in Netrakona jail

NETRAKONA, June 19 (UNB): A Netrokona court has sent to jail the prime accused in a murder case, who was arrested nearly three decades after the incident in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrakona.The court passed the order when police produced the accused - Abu Hanif Talukder, 65, son of late Abdul...

Youth beaten to death on theft suspicion in Rajshahi

A young man was beaten to death after being suspected of theft on the Rajshahi Medical College premises, reports UNB.The deceased was identified Rakibul Hasan Raki, 32, a resident of Hetemkhan Karigarpara of the city.Police have arrested three students of Rajshahi Nursing College on Friday in connection with the incident...

Worker dies after falling from city building

A worker died after falling from an under-construction building in the Kalabagan area of the capital on Friday morning, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Md Yasin, 38, son of Habibur Rahman of Changirgaon village in Ramganj upazila of Lakshmipur district.According to police and witnesses, Yasin was working on the...

60,588 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims return home

A total of 60,588 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia as of Thursday after performing this year's Hajj, which took place on May 26, reports BSS.According to the Hajj Office, 152 return flights have so far transported pilgrims back to Bangladesh. Of these, 76 flights were operated by...