A litre of bottled soybean oil will now be sold at Tk 198, up from Tk 160, and the loose soybean oil at Tk 180 a litre, up from Tk 136.

As of April 30, a total of 25,77,93,863 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including booster doses, have been administered since the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7 last year.

Do the people, who work in the private sectors of Bangladesh, know about the labour laws of the country? How much do they know?

Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Tuesday (May 3, 2022) as the Shawwal moon was not seen in the Bangladesh sky today.

A pick-up van driver died when another pick-up van hit him at Shimulia ghat, under Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj today.

During the two years of pandemic, almost everybody has been pushed towards economic crisis, many to extreme poverty.

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Workers of GM and JC Composite Limited in Gazipur have been staying in the factory since yesterday (April 30, 2022) as they did not get salary of April and Eid-ul-Fitr bonus.

When Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defiantly announced in 2012 that the Padma bridge would be built after the World Bank pulled out of the project, her gumption was not irrational.

The coal production of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited has almost come to a halt as the workers continue to protest demanding their payment of eight months’ arrears.

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) could not pay arrears and benefits to all the laid-off government jute mill workers even after about two years.

As the two-month ban on hilsa fishing ended, firshermen yesterday started laying their nets onto rivers again, said Barishal’s Divisional Fisheries Office.

Over the last 50 years of Bangladesh’s existence, we have seen many finance ministers. AMA Muhith was among those few who this nation will remember for making the job appear joyful and free from the pains of balancing difficult trade-offs amid resource constraints.

Born on January 25 in 1934 in Sylhet, Muhith played many roles in his life apart from being a finance minister. He was an economist, diplomat, freedom fighter, language movement veteran, writer and a historian.

Hajj management would be very challenging this year as almost all hajj-related activities are yet to start with just two months to complete those, said organisations involved in it.

While appreciating the government’s move to keep Tentultala in the capital’s Kalabagan as a playground for children, green activists yesterday demanded that the authorities take steps to modernise it and maintain all existing facilities.

Brahmanbaria Deputy Commissioner Shahgir Alam has halted the construction work of two shelter projects after finding severe irregularities.

Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country yesterday with due religious solemnity.

Former finance minister AMA Muhith breathed his last at a hospital in the capital at 12:56am today.

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).