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Lawyer sends legal notice seeking Tk 1,000 note withdrawal, end to unbacked money printing

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice demanding that Bangladesh stop printing paper currency without equivalent reserves of gold, silver and major convertible foreign curre... Read More


Why did fuel prices jump all at once? Were there alternatives?

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The government has raised fuel prices by Tk 20 per litre at a time when Bangladesh's economy is under pressure and the purchasing power of low-income people is steadily shrinking. ... Read More


BUFT hosts Belt and Road cultural week opening

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) has hosted the opening ceremony of the 12th Belt and Road International Cultural and Art Week in Dhaka, bringing together represent... Read More


Student beaten to death over alleged 'rice stealing': KU student held

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Police have detained a student in connection with the killing of Azmal Hossain, who was beaten to death at a student hostel near Khan Jahan Ali Hall of Khulna University, allegedly ... Read More


Why did fuel prices go up? advisor explains

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The government has raised fuel prices to ease losses and subsidy pressure amid turmoil in international oil markets, Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said. ... Read More


Welfare fee increased for migrant workers

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The "welfare fee" payable by workers going abroad for employment when obtaining their immigration clearance has been raised. The fee, which was previously Tk 3,500, has been raised... Read More


Bangladesh feels the heat of fuel price rise

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- A Tk 20 rise at the fuel pump is already travelling through the economy -- from vegetable trucks and long-distance buses to port transport and the daily budgets of low-income famili... Read More


Super Specialized Hospital plans 2 liver transplants a month

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Bangladesh Medical University's (BMU) Super Specialized Hospital has successfully completed six liver transplant surgeries, with the university planning to perform two such procedur... Read More


Googlebook launches at $899, with Gemini as its centrepiece

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Google has opened pre-orders for its new Googlebook laptop at $899, introducing a device designed around its Gemini artificial intelligence system, according to TechCrunch. The lap... Read More


CUET protests grow over VC removal

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has been effectively shut down as students protest the government's decision to replace vice-chancellor (VC) Abu Sadat Muh... Read More