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'Pushti Kothha' launched to promote safe milk production in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Green Dairy Partnership Project has launched "Pushti Kothha", an awareness initiative focused on safe milk production and consumption in Bangladesh. According to a media statemen... Read More


Salman F Rahman, his brother face fraud allegations from Beximco Aviation pilots

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court has taken into consideration a fraud complaint against Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, his brother ASF Rahman, the conglomerate's chairman, and four oth... Read More


Attempts being made to divide people 'in the name of religion', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A certain group has been "creating divisions in the name of religion in the country," says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remark at a discussion on Su... Read More


Bangladesh inflation edges up again to 8.29% in November

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Bangladesh's inflation rate has increased once again, hitting 8.29 percent in November. The increase was mainly driven by higher food prices, according to data released by the Bangla... Read More


Brothers among three motorcycle riders killed in Faridpur road crash

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Three people on a motorcycle, including two brothers, have been killed in a road accident in Faridpur's Bhanga. The accident occurred around 1:30am on Sunday in front of the graveyar... Read More


So many murders, so many bodies in the rivers. What's fuelling Khulna's bloodbath?

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Evening in Khulna now arrives with unease. In city streets and rural alleys alike, fear settles in. The discovery of bodies in rivers has become routine. Murders are no longer isolate... Read More


Mobile traders block road outside BTRC to protest phone registration rules

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Mobile phone traders have blocked the road in front of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) headquarters in Dhaka to protest the government's decision to deac... Read More


Students stage sit-in outside Shikkha Bhaban to press for Dhaka Central University ordinance

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Students have occupied the road in front of the Shikkha Bhaban in Dhaka to press for the issuance of the ordinance needed to establish proposed Dhaka Central University through the me... Read More


Acid ruins farming lands, yield decreases day by day

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Farmer Md Sujan of Cumilla Sadar Upazila cultivates radishes as an early winter crop. But when he harvested his yield, he found that all the radishes had turned black and had cracks o... Read More


Police get 5 more weeks to file report in Salman Shah murder probe

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court has granted police five more weeks to submit the investigation report in the murder case relating to the 1996 death of beloved film star Salman Shah. The report was due... Read More