The government will start open market sale of rice and flour at upazila level from today.

A youth was killed after a cement-laden truck hit his bicycle at Birulia in Dhaka’s Savar today.

Dhaka Bank Ltd has arranged Tk 520 crore for Chandpur Power Generations Ltd (CPGL), a sister concern of Doreen Group.

Businessmen today expressed worries over the energy companies’ latest proposal to raise gas prices, as they believe another hike now will increase the cost of production and ultimately slow down the economic revival amid the ongoing pandemic.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today pressed charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in a case filed over amassing of Tk 1.69 crore illegally and failure to submit a wealth statement.

SM Mahmud Setu, a death row convict in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case, today filed an appeal with the High Court seeking acquittal of the charges.

At least 9,500 new infections were recorded and 12 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to rise in the first hours of trading today.

The government has no plan to hike edible oil prices in the next 15 days as further review of the prices is needed, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

The manufacturers of garment and its accessories today formed a joint committee to expedite export of apparel items.

At one stage of life, she did not have money to pay the tuition fees for her college exams following marriage.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday asked the deputy commissioners not to abuse power while discharging their duties.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the deputy commissioners to ensure that no development projects that damage the environment and ecological balance are taken up.

A group of recruitment agencies urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to prevent the formation of any syndicate for labour recruitment in Malaysia.

Bangladesh needs to shift its product concentration to sectors like light engineering so that it can gradually move upwards in its industrialisation pathway, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.

Four dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The High Court today directed BTRC to take necessary steps to finalise a regulation for operations of OTT (over-the-top) web-based platforms, collecting revenues from them and to submit its progress report in four months.

A thick blanket of fog is likely to envelope large parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the weather office has predicted.

The deputy commissioners have asked for the power to supervise project implementation in their districts, which experts have termed “inappropriate” for mega projects.

Eminent stage actor, playwright and Padma Shri awardee Shaoli Mitra died at her residence in South Kolkata on Sunday afternoon after suffering heart-related health issues.