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Grocery shop owner hacked to death in Rajshahi over trivial matter

Rajshahi, Sept. 27 -- A grocery shop owner was hacked to death by a group of assailants in the Bakir Mor area of Rajshahi city early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Bari, 40, son of Badr... Read More


Govt offices, institutions must fast-track shift to use of solar power: Mir Shahe Alam

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam on Sunday urged the relevant departments and agencies to work in coordination to ensure the qu... Read More


PKSF to finance expansion of rooftop solar to tune of Tk 500cr

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) has taken an initiative to provide a total of Tk 7,245 crore in financing to expand renewable energy use and create new entrepreneurs in cottage and microe... Read More


Pakistan rejects Afghan allegations linking it to Nuristan violence

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 27 -- Pakistan on Sunday rejected allegations by Afghan authorities linking Islamabad to alleged violence in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, describing the claims as "baseles... Read More


Bangladesh eyes tourism industry's significant contribution to trillion-dollar economy

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Bangladesh on Sunday celebrated World Tourism Day with a series of programmes, expressing optimism that the tourism industry will make a significant contribution to achieving the na... Read More


President's brother, 5 others file nomination papers to run in Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Six aspirants including two from BNP and one from Jamaat-e-Islami filed nomination papers to run the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary by-election slated for November 29. They submitted t... Read More


Daily gas supply stands at 2,619 MMCF as RLNG runs at peak capacity, but supply deficit persists

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Countrywide gas supply reached 2,619 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) as of 2:00 PM on Sunday, supported heavily by imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), according to daily operat... Read More


Radda health centre attack: CSO Alliance demands neutral probe, compensation

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- The CSO Alliance, a national coalition of more than 300 civil society platforms and its independent civil society organisations, on Sunday strongly condemned the attack and vandalis... Read More


Rules for tobacco control law must be formulated without delay: Speakers

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Women's Forums Against Tobacco have called for the rules under the amended tobacco control law to be formulated without delay, saying the rules are essential to ensure effective imp... Read More


President stresses expansion of BOU's distance learning programmes

, Sept. 27 -- President and Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday called for expanding and modernising the university's distance learning programmes to m... Read More