Prices of rice rise by Tk 8, lentil by Tk 10
Prices of rice and red lentil rose by Tk 8 and Tk 10 a kilogram in the city markets as the prices of the daily essentials kept rising after the December 30 general election.
Heavy fog halts ferry service
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted since Saturday morning due to dense fog.
Don’t send your daughters to school: Allama Shafi
Hefazet-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi on Friday asked his followers not to send their daughters to school.
Sheikh Mujib’s homecoming day today
Homecoming day of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed today.
100 RMG units closed, BGB deployed
At least 70 people, including 10 law enforcers, were injured in clashes between police and apparel workers in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, and in Gazipur as the workers continued demonstration demanding wage hike for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday.
11th JS goes into maiden session Jan 30
The maiden session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin on January 30, just within 31 days of the general election held on December 30 with participation of all the registered political parties.
BNP secures Brahmanbaria 2
Bangladesh Nationalist Party bagged one more seat in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad as its candidate for Brahmanbaria 2 Ukil Abdul Sattar Bhuiyan defeated independent candidate Md Moyeen Uddin after re-election in three suspended centres on Wednesday.
11th National Election: Voting on in three Brahmanbaria suspended centres
Re-balloting in three election centres in Brahmanbaria 2 constituency, where the voting was suspended during the December 30 general election, began at 8:00am on Wednesday.
10 injured in fresh worker-police clash
At least 10 persons received injuries in a fresh clash between apparel workers and police at Ulail of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Wednesday morning.
Worker killed, 100 injured in clashes
A garment worker was killed and around 100 others were injured in clashes with police at Savar and Uttara in Dhaka and in Gazipur as workers continued demonstration for the third consecutive day on Tuesday for wage hike.
