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Govt orders mobile courts to check fuel hoarding, price gouging and smuggling

Dhaka, March 8 -- The government has ordered the deployment of mobile courts across the country to prevent illegal hoarding, overpricing, and smuggling of fuel amid supply concerns triggered by the Mi... Read More


Dhaka court sentences trio to prison for killing 20 dogs

Dhaka, March 8 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced three men to two and a half years in prison each for the brutal killing of 20 dogs in Dhalpur of the capital. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistr... Read More


BERC increases domestic, international flight fuel rates for March

Dhaka, March 8 -- Air travellers and airlines face higher costs as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) implements a new jet fuel pricing structure for March. According to a commission noti... Read More


Bangladesh to maintain fuel rationing until Iran war ends, power minister says

Dhaka, March 8 -- Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood says Bangladesh's oil reserves are increasing with the arrival of two tankers, but fuel rationing will continue until the Iran war ends... Read More


Dhaka stocks in freefall as Middle East war ignites panic selling, DSEX dives 231 points

Dhaka, March 8 -- The escalating conflict in the Middle East, following strikes by the US and Israel on Iran and Tehran's retaliation, has sent shockwaves across the globe and has now wiped 231 points... Read More


Food prices drive inflation rate above 9% after eight months

Dhaka, March 8 -- Food prices have driven up the inflation rate past 9 percent for the first time i9n eight months. Inflation rose for a fourth consecutive month, hitting 9.13 percent year-on-year in... Read More


Zubaida Rahman hopes for a safe Bangladesh for all women

Dhaka, March 8 -- Dr Zubaida Rahman has expressed her hopes for a "safe Bangladesh" for all women and girls. The wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman shared her thoughts at a discussion meeting on t... Read More


Qatar warns US of 'serious repercussions' amid Middle East escalation

Dhaka, March 8 -- As the conflict in the Middle East continues, Qatar has issued a warning to the United States that the current escalation seen in the region will have "dangerous repercussions" on in... Read More


Eid vacation for English medium schools starts Monday, exams to continue

Dhaka, March 8 -- Eid vacation is about to begin at English medium schools following foreign curricula in Dhaka and other cities on Monday. Like other public and private educational institutions, Eng... Read More


Ex-chief justice Khairul Haque receives bail in 4 cases

Dhaka, March 8 -- The High Court has granted bail to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in four separate cases, which include charges of murder and verdict forgery. On Sunday, the bench of Justic... Read More