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Egg, poultry meat to remain affordable during Ramadan

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Prices of eggs and meat of poultry chicken will remain rational during the upcoming Ramadan, ensuring that these two essential items remain affordable for consumers. The assurance w... Read More


Elections could be held in December: Chief adviser

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said If political parties reach a consensus on the reform proposals, elections will be held "as soon as possible" after their implementation and "cou... Read More


Police disperse protesters off Shahbagh intersection

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Police once again used force, including baton and water cannon, on Thursday to disperse scrapped primary schoolteachers as they staged a sit-in blocking the city's busy Shahbagh inte... Read More


BERC to hold hearing on proposals Feb 26

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has arranged a public hearing on the proposed gas-tariff hike for new industries and extended units of existing industries on February ... Read More


Police disperse Narsingdi Textile College students' protest outside Secretariat

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Police on Thursday dispersed Narsingdi Textile Engineering College students from outside of Secretariat while they were protesting against the government decision of shutting down th... Read More


Develop RIAs for responsible tech use: CJ

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Refaat Ahmed has highlighted the importance of global cooperation in developing regulatory impact assessments (RIAs) for responsible use of technology. He sa... Read More


Universal health: Higher out-of-pocket costs curb coverage

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Universal health coverage (UHC) in Bangladesh is still a major concern as it remains hamstrung by a big burden of significant out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, particularly for medi... Read More


India's trade surplus with Bangladesh 3rd-highest

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Bangladesh has emerged as the country with which India has the third-highest trade surplus, with the latter's exports to the former being significantly more than its imports. Over a... Read More


UNICEF suggests independent probe

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- UNICEF has suggested an independent investigation into the incidents of alleged killing of children during the July-August protest in Bangladesh in 2024, as mentioned in the UN Human... Read More


This is how Hasina loses control and falls

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Assigned defenders pulled the rug from under her feet and the prime minister lost her control over the helm of affairs and eventually fled the country amid a student-mass upsurge. T... Read More