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Fish trader injured in gun attack in Cumilla

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A 48-year-old fish trader sustained bullet injuries in a robbery attempt at the Gouripur Fisheries Project in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla early Tuesday. The injured, Amir Hossain, ... Read More


Bangladesh at the Crossroads

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh finds itself at a watershed moment in its economic life today. Previously regarded with disdain, as a frontier economy beset by inherent problems, Bangladesh has registere... Read More


Prof Yunus to return home Wednesday morning from Italy

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to return home on Wednesday morning as he wrapped up his two-day visit in Italy with a series of meetings. He left Rome for Dhaka at 7... Read More


Fishing ban deals impoverished fishermen a devastating blow

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A staggering 56 percent of the small-scale fishermen remain excluded from the government aid during the ban on fishing forcing 70 percent of them to take informal and exploitative lo... Read More


Gold price soars to new record, jumps by Tk 2,613 per bhori

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has once again raised gold prices by Tk 2,613 per bhori (11.664 grams), setting a new record high in the domestic market, just a day afte... Read More


Cox's Bazar Airport gets international status

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The government has officially declared the Cox's Bazar Airport an international airport through a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism (MoCAT). ... Read More


Bending NTBs must to unlock BD-EU trade bonanza

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- On a note of readiness to expand trade and investment with Bangladesh, the European Union (EU) has listed out 60 types of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) as major hindrances and sought re... Read More


Refiners raise soybean, palm oil prices amid confusion over approval

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The country's edible oil refiners on Monday increased the retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 6.0 per litre, setting the new rate at Tk 195. Prices for loose soybean oil and p... Read More


Woman found dead in travel bag in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Police have recovered the body of a young woman from inside a travel bag in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj. Sonargaon Police chief Rashedul Hasan Khan said the body was found in M... Read More


DU, Dhaka College students clash over setting up of tea stall

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A clash broke out between the students of Dhaka University (DU) and Dhaka College in front of a residential hall over setting up of a tea stall in the early hours of Monday. The cla... Read More