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Vegetable prices ease, onion and potato become costlier

Prices of onion and potato have started rising in the retail markets of the capital, adding to the financial burden on consumers already struggling with high prices of rice, meat and other essentials.However, seasonal vegetable prices declined over the past week due to improved supply.A visit to different city markets...

Shia Muslim community brought out a traditional Tazia procession

The Shia Muslim community brought out a traditional Tazia procession from the historic Hussaini Dalan in Old Dhaka on Friday in commemoration of the holy Ashura and the tragic events of Karbala. — FE Photo

JU approves Tk 3.487b budget for FY2026-27

Jahangirnagar University (JU) has approved a budget of Tk 3.487 billion (Tk348.70 crore) for the financial year 2026-27.Treasurer Professor M Abdur Rab presented the fiscal plan at the university's annual Senate session on Saturday (June 27). The session was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan.This year, the size...

IUB holds budget discussion

The Department of Economics under the School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a seminar titled "Budget Talk 2026-27" at the IUB auditorium on Thursday.Prof Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, former finance advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh and former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, delivered...

Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid Season-7 kicks off

The TV reality show Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid Season-7 has been kicked off for the seventh time to inspire the new generation to practice Bengali language and culture.Keeping in mind the slogan "Rise full in Bengali", the country's tea brand Ispahani Mirzapore has been organising this competition since 2017 with the...

Nat’l Vitamin 'A' Plus Campaign today

The National Vitamin 'A' Plus Campaign will be held simultaneously across the country today (Sunday), reports BSS.Under this programme, the government has set a target of feeding Vitamin 'A' capsules to about 2,40,36,022 children aged 6 months to 59 months. The campaign will run from 8 am to 4 pm....

Blaze claims two lives in city's Kataban

Two people have been killed in a fire that broke out in two flats in the capital's Kataban area.The fire erupted in the flats on the 12th floor of a 14-storey residential building in the early hours of Saturday.The dead are Abdus Salam (20), a clerk for International Crimes Tribunal...

Banglar Joyjatra sails for Durban

Bangladeshi merchant ship Banglar Joyjatra has set sail for its new commercial destination at Port of Durban in South Africa after being stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for 115 days, reports bdnews24.com.The vessel weighed anchor on Friday morning Bangladesh time, exactly three days after arriving at the UAE port...

Three of a family injured in stabbing

Three members of a family were stabbed in the capital's Banani area early Saturday following an alleged dispute over repayment of debt.The injured were identified as Sumon Mia, 45, his wife Sonia, 38, and Sonia's brother Russel, 40.According to Sub-Inspector Jane Alam of Banani Police Station, the incident occurred around...

43 bags of cash found in Pagla Mosque donation boxes

KISHOREGANJ, June 27 (BSS): After a gap of nearly six months, 13 donation boxes of the historic Pagla Mosque, located on the banks of the Narasunda River in Kishoreganj, were opened this morning, yielding a record 43 bags of cash, reports BSS. The donation boxes were opened at 7:00 am....

CSE Carnival 2026

Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET) Professor Dr Engineer Mohammad Iqbal addressing the concluding session of the two-day CSE Carnival 2026 themed "Innovate Today, Lead Tomorrow," under the initiative of the university's Department of Computer Science and Engineering on its campus in Gazipur on Saturday.