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Paint Dhaka red with a Tk 1,000 note!

Dhaka, April 29 -- If someone had told me thirty years ago that Dhaka is expensive, I would have laughed! In 1995, Dhaka was a city where one could easily be a king for a day with Tk 1,000 in their w... Read More


398 Bangladeshi pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for Hajj on initial flight

Dhaka, April 29 -- The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Dhaka has reached Saudi Arabia aboard a Saudia Airlines jet carrying 398 Bangladeshi nationals. The plane touched down at the King Abdulaziz I... Read More


Sports content creator Azim sponsoring young talent to ISD Barca Academy Camp for free

Dhaka, April 29 -- The following piece is sponsored content The upcoming arrival of the prestigious Barca Academy for a week-long training camp at International School Dhaka (ISD) has generated signi... Read More


Court orders seizure of Saima Wazed's Gulshan flat

Dhaka, April 29 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of a flat in Gulshan owned by Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Ju... Read More


7 years on, murders of Garo woman, mother in Dhaka still untried

Dhaka, April 29 -- A trial over the murder of a Garo woman and her mother in the Kalachandpur area of Dhaka's Gulshan remains unfinished after seven years. The case has been sent to another court for... Read More


Long queues as gas shortage plagues Dhaka's CNG filling stations

Dhaka, April 29 -- For the past month, queues outside Dhaka's CNG filling stations have been stretching longer by the day, leading to mounting frustration among drivers. As temperatures rise, the gov... Read More


Move to raise primary school teachers' salary draws mixed reactions

Dhaka, April 29 -- The primary education authorities have taken the initiative to adjust the pay scale of government primary school teachers to raise their salaries. The salaries of head teachers of ... Read More


First Hajj flight of 2025 departs Dhaka with 398 pilgrims

Dhaka, April 29 -- The first Hajj flight of 2025 has departed Dhaka, carrying 398 pilgrims. Operated by Saudi Arabia's national carrier, Saudia Airlines (Flight SV-803), the aircraft left Shahjalal I... Read More


Protesting students lock down Dhaka Polytechnic Institute to press demands

Dhaka, April 29 -- Students have enforced a "shutdown" of the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute by locking the campus gates as part of their ongoing movement to press home their charter of six demands. Aro... Read More


Drive to ensure expat voting rights will fail without political support: CEC

Dhaka, April 29 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has warned that efforts to establish a voting system for expatriate Bangladeshis will be futile without the support of political pa... Read More