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High Court says access to safe water is a fundamental right

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The High Court has declared access to water for drinking and daily use is a fundamental right of every individual in the country. A bench comprising Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and Ju... Read More


DU research team detects mercury in crude edible oil

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- A research team from Dhaka University has detected presence of mercury in crude edible oil, posing a significant health risk to consumers. The findings were revealed on Wednesday at... Read More


Some coordinators launch Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Some coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have launched a new student organisation, Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad. The announcement was made at a press conference ... Read More


People's Poultry and Hatchery filed Tk 7.2m for egg price manipulation

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) fined People's Poultry and Hatchery Limited Tk 7.2 million for colluding to artificially increase egg prices as well as manipulate supply ... Read More


Adviser Jahangir urges people not to take law into own hands

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has urged people not to take law into their own hands. "I will urge people not to take law into their own hands and pol... Read More


State neglected families of 1,399 martyred FFs for 20 years: Faruk E Azam

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Expressing resentment over the state's negligence in taking whereabouts of families of 1, 399 gazetted martyred freedom fighters (FFs) for the past 20 years, Liberation War Affairs A... Read More


KUET students leaving halls after closure

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Students of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) have started clearing out of residential halls after the university administration ordered their closure at a s... Read More


Bangladesh's economic turnaround a 'miracle', says CA's press secy

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said the way Bangladesh's economy has made a turnaround within six months is just a 'miracle'. "I will tell that a miracle... Read More


Oil edges up as US stockpile report counters rising supply concerns

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Oil prices rose marginally on Wednesday, bouncing off two-month lows hit in the prior session after an industry group reported US crude stockpiles fell last week. Brent crude rose 2... Read More


Minor crimes on the rise but will be curbed soon: Adviser Asif

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has stressed that while serious crimes like murder and robbery have declined since the early months of the interim government's tenure, lesser offe... Read More