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Gold price drops by Tk 2,683 per bhori in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 14 -- The price of gold has been reduced by Tk 2,683 per bhori in the local market, with the new rate for 22-carat gold set at Tk 262,265 per bhori, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (... Read More


HSC student killed in Khilgaon road crash

Dhaka, March 14 -- An HSC student was killed after a covered van hit his motorbike in Nagdarpar area of Khilgaon in Dhaka on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahruz Islam (19), ... Read More


PM launches monthly honorarium for imams, muazzins, others

Dhaka, March 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated a programme to provide monthly allowances to imams, muazzins and other religious leaders, fulfilling one of the key electoral p... Read More


Commuters fear Eid travel woes on Cumilla stretch of Dhaka-Chattogram highway

Dhaka, March 14 -- Despite government assurances of hassle-free Eid travel, commuters fear suffering on the Cumilla stretch of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway due to various reasons, including encroachme... Read More


Five Bangladeshis killed in gas cylinder blast in Maldives

Dhaka, March 13 -- Five Bangladeshi migrant workers were killed and two others critically injured after a gas cylinder exploded at a labour quarter of an under-construction company on Dhigurah Island ... Read More


Gold price drops by Tk 2,158 per bhori in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 13 -- The price of gold in Bangladesh dropped by Tk 2,158 per bhori on Friday, according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS). The Bangladesh Jewellers Association today decid... Read More


Iran's IRGC says strikes US naval HQs in Bahrain with missiles, drones

Dhaka, March 13 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday its Navy has hit the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's Mina Salman port with missiles and drones. Annou... Read More


US relaxes Russia oil curbs as Iran war drives prices up

Dhaka, March 13 -- The US has authorised countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum that is currently loaded on vessels at sea in an attempt to curb the economic impact of the US-Israel war... Read More


Five-member presidium named for 13th parliament sessions

Dhaka, March 12 -- A five-member praesidium has been nominated to conduct parliamentary sessions in the absence of the speaker and deputy speaker in the 13th National Parliament. Speaker Hafiz Uddin ... Read More


Microphone glitch leaves newly-elected speaker inaudible to MPs

Dhaka, March 12 -- The formal session of the 13th Parliament suffered a hiccup at the beginning of the new Speaker's tenure due to a technical glitch, but the afternoon call to prayer (Zuhr) saved him... Read More