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Large companies reap big as global wheat prices plunge

Bangladeshi consumers are hardly getting any benefits from the global plunge in wheat prices, as big local importers-cum-millers are making huge profits.Prices of flour and flour-made items even have increased in the country during the last three months, showing a poor monitoring by the government agencies concerned, said experts.Price of...

Malaysia-bound workers block main road at city's Karwan Bazar

Several hundred people who had completed all formalities but failed to travel to Malaysia within the stipulated time have staged a demonstration on a major road in city's Karwan Bazar for over an hour, reports bdnews24.com.The protesters took to the streets at around 09:30 am on Sunday with a five-point...

Ballots partially printed at Nilkhet, finalised with 5-tier security steps: VC

The Dhaka University (DU) administration on Sunday clarified that a portion of the ballot papers for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections 2025 were initially printed at Nilkhet. However, the papers were later processed and finalised through a five-stage security procedure at the designated vendor's...

Around 0.4m security personnel deployed for safe Durga Puja

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said around 0.4 million (four lakh) security personnel have been deployed across the country for safe and peaceful celebration of the Durga Puja.Of the deployed security personnel, 0.1 million are members of the armed forces, 70,000 police and over...

Durga Puja begins with Maha Shashti

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began across the country on Sunday amid due religious fervour and festivity.The five-day celebration began with invocation of Goddess Durga on the day of Maha Shasthi, reports UNB.This year Durga Puja is being celebrated at 31,566 mandaps across the country.Draped...

Yields on T-bills fall below policy rate

Yields on treasury bills (T-bills) fell below the central bank's policy rate on Sunday, as banks opted to park excess liquidity in the government securities amid sluggish private credit demand before the national election.The cut off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-Day T-bills came down to 9.91...

Police arrest 1,296 in 24 hrs

Police arrested 1,296 individuals through conducting special drives across the country during the 24-hour period from 6:00 am Saturday to 6:00 am Sunday.Of the total arrestees, 843 were arrested on charges of different cases, while 453 for other reasons. A locally-made pipe-gun was also recovered during the raids.

Weather (2025-09-29)

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). The highest temperature on Sunday was recorded at 36.4 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi, while the lowest at 22.5 degrees in Bandarban. The...