The smartphone production in the country dropped around 50 per cent month-on-month in May due to rising dollar prices and soaring inflation that led people to tighten their belts.

Martial Arts is a popular exercise and self-defence form that everyone wishes to learn but one that demands absolute commitment and utmost diligence from its pupil, before bestowing its unique favours on them. Martial Arts can bring discipline, strength and muscle memory into one’s life and teach them reflexes that can catch predators off guard, a coveted skill crucial for every woman, especially in this subcontinent.

A case was filed today (July 16, 2022) over gang-rape of a woman in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj. No arrest was made yet in connection with the case, police said.

The government has given go-ahead to 47 companies to import 73,000 tonnes of rice as part of its ongoing effort to contain food prices in the local market.

At least 60 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8am today (July 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit to help Bangladesh improve disaster preparedness against inland flooding in 14 flood-prone districts benefiting over 1.25 million people.

Three members of a family were dead as a bus hit them on Dhaka-Tangail highway, in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail, today (July 16, 2022).

Four people were killed and another was injured in a collision between a private car and a pick-up van on Bogura-Naogaon highway in Kahaloo upazila of Bogura today (July 16, 2022).

A youth died and another man was injured after a bus hit a rickshaw near Pantha Kunja Park in Dhaka early this morning.

Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Seven more Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during this year’s pilgrimage. Of them, six were male and one female.

Police have arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to life-term imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of Biswajit Das during a blockade enforced by BNP-led alliance 10 years ago.

At least seven people have been killed in separate accidents in Gazipur and Sirajganj districts.

The Bangladesh Bank has allowed, for the first time, the domestic banks to borrow from their offshore banking operations, to settle the import payments of capital machinery, industrial raw materials and imports made by the government.

Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to encash 50 per cent of the balance held in exporters’ retention quota (ERQ) accounts immediately and revised downwards the limit.

Three members of a fraud gang have been arrested for deceiving job seekers by publishing fake advertisements for over 8000 job posts in two name-only organisations. 

The government is likely to announce a new routine of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent exams on Sunday (July 17, 2022).

Tripura Chief Minister of India Dr Manik Saha has sent 750kg of pineapples to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, keeping the spirit of fruit diplomacy alive with the neighbouring country.

Six people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The exchange rate of the taka stood at Tk 93.95 per dollar today in contrast to Tk 92.45 on Tuesday.