In Dhaka's retail markets, Hilsa weighing more than one kilogram sells for Tk2,200–2,600 per kg. Medium-sized fish of 800 grams to one kilogram cost Tk1,600–2,200, while smaller fish fetch Tk600–1,600 ...

The interim government has appointed deputy commissioners (DCs) in Patuakhali, Meherpur and Netrakona districts ahead of the national election. The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate ...

Most of the patients we received on 18 July were injured by metallic pellets, while some had bullet wounds, she says ...

Addressing reports that some people are calling for his death, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Adviser Advocate Fazlur Rahman today (25 August) said that he is not afraid of dying.

Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza today (25 August) killed at least 15 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said.

Stating that the two main goals of the Liberation War were democracy and economic emancipation, he said the BNP is working to achieve these goals ...

A new survey by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) has revealed that harassment has become a pervasive part of everyday life for Bangladeshi families, cutting across essential services ...

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"We have discussed the issue. The GMP Commissioner will be served a show cause notice in this connection," he said ...

A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced six people, including a local Awami League leader, to life imprisonment in the murder case of Office Secretary of Narail's Kalia upazila unit of BNP, Masud Rana.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today (25 August) said the country has reached a 'stable enough' position and is ready to have the national election in the first half of February next year.

Dar is scheduled to attend the Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Palestine today ...