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Minister says Bangladesh may hike fuel prices as subsidy burden strains finances

Dhaka, April 3 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has warned that the skyrocketing cost of fuel in the global market is "severely draining" the finances, hinting that a domestic price hi... Read More


Four new measles cases confirmed in Chattogram as 16 more show symptoms

Dhaka, April 3 -- Another four children have been diagnosed with measles and 16 others hospitalised with symptoms of the highly contagious airborne disease in Chattogram, according to the district civ... Read More


Ganosamhati Andolon to name new chief as Zonayed Saki stands down from top post

Dhaka, April 3 -- Zonayed Saki is set to step down from his role as the chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, the party confirmed. On Friday, the party called a media briefing at its central offi... Read More


Motorists queue under scorching sun for fuel across Dhaka

Dhaka, April 3 -- As the day stretches on, queues at Dhaka's petrol pumps have become grueling, with motorists waiting hours under the scorching sun. They found most stations shuttered, while those s... Read More


Police say domestic feud prompted mother to 'kill' 5-year-old son, 'take her own life'

Dhaka, April 3 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her 5-year-old son from their residence in the capital's Khilgaon, in what investigators believe is a case of murder-followed-by-suici... Read More


Owners ask government to allow shops, malls to remain open from 11am-8pm

Dhaka, April 3 -- The Bangladesh Shop Owners' Association has urged the government to reconsider its decision requiring shops, markets, and shopping malls to close after 6pm. The government's move is... Read More


TIB 'shocked' as parliamentary committee moves to scrap key reform ordinances

Dhaka, April 3 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep "shock and disappointment" over a parliamentary special committee's recommendation to scrap and stall several key ordin... Read More


Rehab centre director, staffer arrested for 'illegally possessing' firearm in Cumilla

Dhaka, April 3 -- Detectives have arrested the director and an employee of a drug rehabilitation center in Adarsha Sadar Upazila of Comilla allegedly for the illegal possession of a foreign firearm an... Read More


Teenager, elderly man electrocuted while repairing house in Gafargaon

Dhaka, April 3 -- Two people, including a teenager, have been electrocuted while repairing a house in Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The incident occurred around 3pm on Friday in Kharua Borail vill... Read More


Tanker with 27,000 tonnes of diesel reaches Ctg Port amid fuel crisis

Dhaka, April 3 -- Amidst a growing fuel crisis triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, a tanker carrying 27,000 tonnes of diesel has arrived at Chittagong Port. The vessel "Yuan Xing He... Read More