An inadequate number of ferries and gridlocks on highways are likely to be causes of sufferings for Eid holidaymakers heading to the 21 southern districts via the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari routes.

It was when they unclothed Nahid Hossain’s dead body for post mortem examination that the morgue staff realised how horrifyingly he had been beaten to death by the sparring Dhaka College students and the New Market shopkeepers.

A day after the capital’s New Market area became the scene of furious battles between shopkeepers and Dhaka College students, law enforcement’s apparent inability to bring a swift end to the violence drew criticism yesterday.

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed strong resentment over repeated delays and cost rises in almost all projects under the Local Government Division.

Bangladeshi entrepreneurs are keen to invest in India particularly in West Bengal, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to track shipments of exported goods to stop trade-based money laundering.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has increased the circuit breaker limit to 5 per cent from the existing 2 per cent with effect from tomorrow.

The budget of the upcoming fiscal year will be presented on the national parliament on June 9, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

At least four persons were killed as nor'westers lashed Barishal, Chattogram and Manikganj districts this (April 20, 2022) morning.

Detectives claimed to have arrested four members of a gang who abducted a Patuakhali based businessman and demanded crores to run a garment factory and transport business with it.

Students of the seven Dhaka University-affiliated colleges today demanded arrest of the attackers within 24 hours and providing treatment cost for those injured during yesterday’s clashes.

A 12-year-old girl died and three persons, including twin sisters, remain missing after a speedboat carrying 20 passengers capsized on Sandwip-Kumira route of the Bay of Bengal during the nor'wester this morning.

The effects of the war will propagate far and wide, adding to price pressures and exacerbating significant policy challenges.

The International Monetary Fund has revised down its economic growth projection for Bangladesh to 6.4 percent for the current fiscal year largely because of Russia-Ukraine war and supply chain disruptions.

About eight years back, the government took up a project to excavate a canal to ease the sufferings of Chattogram city residents from waterlogging, a perennial problem.

The Editors’ Council (Sampadak Parishad) has said the space for independent media will shrink further if the proposed “Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Act-2022” is passed by parliament.

At least eight newsmen, including a photojournalist of The Daily Star, were attacked and injured while performing their duties during the clash between New Market employees and students of Dhaka College in the capital’s New Market area yesterday.

Warmer days are ahead for the residents of Rajshahi and Pabna, as the weatherman has predicted the heatwave to continue in the northern districts for the next few days.

Hriday Chandra Mondal, science teacher of Binodpur Ramkumar High School in Munshiganj Sadar upazila, taught students yesterday.

Banks have been asked not to impose over 1 per cent interest on the exporters after disbursing fund from their own pocket and before being reimbursed from Bangladesh Bank’s export development fund (EDF).