Bhori price climbs Tk80,000 in a year
The year 2025 was a year of instability, records, and surprises in the gold market of Bangladesh. While the price of the best quality 22-carat gold was a little over…
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Seven held over killing of Hindu youth in Mymensingh
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven people as suspects in connection with the killing of a Hindu youth who was beaten to death in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh district.…
Security tightened at Indian Assistant High Commission in Sylhet
Security has been tightened at the Indian Assistant High Commission office and the visa application centre in Sylhet amid heightened tensions following recent protests in the city. The move was…
Highest costs, lowest returns: Bangladeshi migrants’ harsh reality
Year after year, migration costs continue to rise in Bangladesh. Although the government set official fees in 2016 for travel to 16 countries, prospective workers routinely spend far more than…
Two Bangladeshis shot dead by Indian Khasis at Sylhet Border
Two Bangladeshi youths were shot dead by Indian Khasis near the Sylhet border on Friday, according to local administration officials, police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The incident occurred around…
Kushtia election office set on fire
Miscreants set fire to the office of the Senior District Election Officer in Kushtia Sadar upazila on Saturday. Office staff said the fire was set around 8:30AM by pouring inflammable…
Female leader of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement files rape case against fellow activist in Barisal
A female leader of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has filed a rape case in Barisal, accusing fellow activist Suwan Al Talukder ,24, of sexually assaulting her. The case was filed…
President mourns death of AK Khandker
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Abdul Karim Khandker, widely known as AK Khandker, Bir Uttam. AK Khandker,…
Perfume’s multicultural journey: From antiquity to TikTok
Mention “perfume” and one might first envision fragrant liquids in fancy flacons. Yet the name itself, derived from the Latin “per fumum” — meaning “through smoke” — indicates that what…
Nation unites in grief as Hadi laid to rest beside National Poet
Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, whose death has shaken the nation, was laid to rest beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University…