Rangpur: Farmers in northern Bangladesh are grappling with a shortage of triple super phosphate (TSP) fertiliser during the critical Aman rice season, with many unable to obtain the fertiliser even at prices above the government-fixed rate. While urea…
Dhaka: A modern automatic traffic signal system was inaugurated on a pilot basis at Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Thursday as part of an initiative to modernise traffic management and reduce congestion. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ad…
Dhaka: Three-month-old conjoined twin sisters from Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. The babies, Zainab and Umme Kulsum, died around 5:30 pm while doctors were treating them at…
Dhaka: Allegations of politicization and nepotism have surfaced over the recruitment of supervisors and data collectors for the Family Card census in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur.
According to United News of Bangladesh, locals alleged that the wife…
Dhaka: Dhaka ranked 23rd among the world’s cities with the worst air quality on Thursday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 79 at 9:05 am.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the capital’s air quality was classified as ‘Moder…
Aftabnagar: A suspected member of a robbery gang was shot and injured in a gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) police in Aftabnagar under Badda Police Station on Thursday night. The injured man was identified as Md SM Ariful Islam Pavel, 30, from Bake…
Ashulia: A man allegedly hacked his distant niece to death before committing suicide in the Shrikhandia area of Ashulia on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 47, son of Haji Madari Mondal, and Rekha Begum, 30.
Accordi…
Dhaka: The government has moved to review the previously approved export quotas for aromatic rice amid an unusual rise in prices in the domestic market. The Ministry of Commerce has asked companies that received permission to export aromatic rice to s…