Dhaka, March 13 -- The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange has fallen below 6,000 points on the second day of Ramadan after a significant drop on the first day of fasting. At the end of trading on... Read More
Dhaka, March 13 -- "How much is a Pakistani cock?" asked Selina Begum, a resident of Nakhalpara. "Tk 320 a kg," replied the shopkeeper at Mohakhali Kitchen Market. Called Pakistani cock by some, this... Read More
Dhaka, March 13 -- Bangladesh and several other countries have sent humanitarian aid consisting of 2,000 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Gaza amid the month of Ramadan. According to a report p... Read More
Dhaka, March 13 -- Bangladesh Bank has defined wilful loan defaulters who will face a ban on overseas travel, purchase of homes, flats and cars, and starting new companies. Such people or organisatio... Read More
Dhaka, March 13 -- The Somali pirates who hijacked the ship MV Abdullah have threatened to start killing the Bangladeshi sailors held hostage unless they are paid a ransom. In a message sent to his w... Read More
Dhaka, March 12 -- Emergency responders have put out a fire that engulfed the electrical transformer of a steel mill in Gazipur's Tongi. The 11KV transformer owned by SS Steel Mill in Tongi's Millgat... Read More
Dhaka, March 12 -- Pirates have seized control of the Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, taking its 23 sailors hostage. The vessel, owned by KSRM Group's SR Shipping, was trans... Read More
Dhaka, March 12 -- A man and a woman have been found dead in an apparent case of murder-suicide in Dhaka. The bodies were recovered from a five-storey house in the Kamarpara area of Turag on Monday, ... Read More
Dhaka, March 12 -- Chawkbazar, the realm of traditional Iftar delights in Old Dhaka, bustles every year during the month of Ramadan. Shopfronts, lavishly adorned with an array of tempting foods, becko... Read More
Dhaka, March 12 -- Ayesha Habib Tonni, a resident of Bailey Road, came to Jaggery Restaurant and Pitha Ghar to buy Iftar. She chose the eatery because she had Iftar in most others, but not this one. ... Read More