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DHAKA : Commerce Adviser SK Bashir Uddin today hoped that rice prices will become more affordable within the next two weeks. "The finer varieties of rice - particularly nazirshail and miniket - are primarily produced during the boro season. Boro...

Dhaka : Police have arrested an Awami League leader from Karwan Bazar area of the capital in connection with the 2015 attack on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. AL leader Saimon was arrested Karwan...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said it was BNP who first gave outline for state reforms defying Hasina's dictatorial regime on the streets. "BNP did not talk about reforms from any advantage. On one...

DHAKA : Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki today said fascism is not part of politics as they (fascists) are the evil forces of the country. "Barshobaran Ananda Shubhajatra is not political programme . . . this year we used...

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Turkiye have expected that a collaborative endeavor would enhance the partnership between the two nations to new heights, demonstrating a shared dedication to cultivating stronger relationships. This was observed when Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain along with...

Dhaka : The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Bangladesh (residence in New Delhi) has recently organised a daylong consular camp at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Haris Harle, ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Bangladesh inaugurated and conducted the...

Bangladesh has officially signed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. (OIC) Labour Centre Statute at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah which will contribute towards promoting labour rights and welfare in Bangladesh as a signatory country. On behalf of the government of Bangladesh,...

Chuadanga : Despite the cultural significance of hilsa and fermented rice during Pahela Baishakh, the bustling fish markets in Chuadanga experienced low turnout of customers ahead of the occasion leaving traders extremely frustrated. During a visit to the Boro Bazar...

DHAKA : The Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year-1432, is being celebrated in an inclusive manner involving people from all ethnic groups today. A huge number of people are joining the "Nabo Barsho" festivities across the country,...

DHAKA : Chhayanaut, the country’s esteemed cultural organisation, welcomed the Bangla Nababarsha, the first day of the Bangla New Year, with its flagship traditional cultural festivity at the Ramna Park in the capital this morning.   As dawn broke, Chhayanaut’s artists...