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Vegetable, edible oil prices rise further

Prices of vegetables have increased further last week, while edible oil scarcity persisted as refiners are yet to supply bottled oil properly.Summer vegetables like eggplant, pointed gourd, and okra were sold at Tk 80-120 per kg on Friday, marking a Tk 10-20 a kg further hike in a week. Because...

People thronged the stalls at 'Boishakhi Mela' on the Bangla Academy premises

People thronged the stalls at 'Boishakhi Mela' on the Bangla Academy premises in the capital on Friday, the fourth day of the fair. BSCIC and Bangla Academy jointly organised the seven-day event. — Focus Bangla

Govt to double amount of scholarship to ensure quality education

The government has mapped out a plan to double the amount of money of existing scholarships for meritorious and marginalised students at all tiers of education, from primary to undergraduate studies, reports BSS.The initiative is designed to enhance financial support to the students in congruity with the current market prices...

Seven sent to jail

A Dhaka court on Friday sent seven accused to jail in connection with an extortion case involving prominent kidney specialist Dr Kamrul Islam's Center for Kidney Diseases and Urology (CKDU) Hospital in the capital's Shyamoli area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after a hearing, following a...

Meritorious won’t be dropped off teacher recruitment: Edn minister

DINAJPUR, April 17 (BSS): No meritorious candidate will be dropped from the teacher recruitment under any circumstances, Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Friday."If there is any weakness in the recruitment process, I will examine it thoroughly, even at the micro level. No meritorious candidate will be...

Youth stabbed to death in Khulna--

Khulna, Apr 17 (UNB): A young man has been stabbed to death and another injured in an attack reportedly by their friends in Khulna's Fulltala Upazila.The incident took place around 10:30 pm on Thursday in Damodar Union of the upazila.The deceased was identified as Sabbir, 23, son of Mostafa, while...

Temperature may rise across country: BMD

Day and night temperatures may rise slightly across the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Friday.The highest temperature on Thursday was 36.5 degrees Celsius in Rangamati and Kumarkhali in Khulna, while Dhaka recorded 34.2 degrees Celsius, reports UNB.Meanwhile, rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning...

Ministry bins rumour over SSC routine

The Ministry of Education on Friday dismissed as baseless a rumour claiming that the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam routine will not be published and that students will know the subject only in the examination hall, reports BSS.According to a handout, misleading and unverified information regarding the upcoming SSC examination...

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman passes away

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman passed away on Friday morning while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital. He was 58, report agencies.The senior government official died at 6:25 am following complications that developed during his hospitalization.Mahbubur Rahman was admitted to Square Hospital on April 13 after experiencing a decline...

National Youth Wellness Festival at BRACU on April 22-23

The Flow Fest, Bangladesh's premier wellness company, in partnership with Prime NOW, announces the National Youth Wellness Festival, with the theme -- 'You Be You: Find Your Flow'. It is a two-day celebration of youth mental health, movement, creativity, and community, taking place at BRAC University's (BRACU) Multi Purpose Hall...

CoU calls candidates for units A, B, C

Comilla University (CoU) has called candidates from the waiting list for admissions into vacant seats for the 2025-26 undergraduate (honours) programmes of units A, B, and C.The interview is scheduled to be held from April 19 (Sunday) to April 20 (Monday), from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM, according to a...

Stepfather arrested for 'suffocating 3-month-old to death'

Police have arrested a man for allegedly suffocating his 3-month-old stepchild to death in Bardhanbari area of Mirpur under Dhaka's Darus Salam PS. The infant was allegedly sleeping next to his mother early on Friday morning when he began to cry and his stepfather suffocated him to death. The arrestee...