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Moderate heat wave to linger through Eid
08:37 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe ongoing moderate heat wave sweeping across parts of Bangladesh is set to continue for the first three days of Eid, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Fakhrul warns of fresh street agitation if needed
08:21 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has warned that his party will return to the streets if necessary, claiming that a targeted social media campaign is being used to spread propaganda against the BNP and delay elections.
Int’l media predict Eid in Bangladesh Monday!
07:52 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayAs the crescent moon of Shawwal remains unseen, international media outlets are already predicting Eid-ul-Fitr in Bangladesh will fall on Monday, March 31.
Eid countdown: Moon watchers hold the key
06:58 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe clock is ticking toward Eid-ul-Fitr, but will it dawn Monday or Tuesday? Bangladesh hangs on the crescent’s edge, with the National Moon Sighting Committee set to call it Sunday evening, March 30.
Soybean oil: Refiners’ sneaky push for Tk 18 hike
04:40 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayEdible oil refiners lobbed a grenade at Bangladesh’s holiday calm Thursday, pitching a Tk 18 hike per litre soybean oil. The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association fired off a letter to the Tariff Commission on the last workday before the break, eyeing an April 1 rollout—conveniently when government offices snooze. Consumers, already stretched, brace for the pinch.
Yunus heads for home
04:11 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Beijing on Saturday for home wrapping up his four-day official tour of China.
Eid's first bite: Relief in Vermicelli, aromatic rice, spike in milk
04:01 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayEid-ul-Fitr dawns with a lighter wallet this year—at least for some staples. Vermicelli, sugar, and fragrant rice, the trio of morning zarda-polao bliss, will not pinch as hard, their prices dipping below last year’s strain. Milk, though? That is a different churn, with liquid and powdered packs nudging up. As markets buzz with holiday hustle, it is a mixed bag of relief and rue.
No threat of conspiracy in empty Dhaka during Eid: Adviser
02:18 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday, March 29, assured that there is no threat of conspiracy in Dhaka, despite it being largely empty due to the Eid holidays. "By the grace of Almighty Allah, there is no threat," he told journalists...
Imagine big to change the world, Yunus tells students
01:44 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday, March 29, urged students to imagine big things always aiming to change the world...
3 brothers die as bus rams motorcycle in Barguna
01:04 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayThree brothers were killed after a bus rammed a motorcycle in Barguna's Patharghata on Saturday morning, March 29...
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 73 runs
12:22 PM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayNew Zealand claimed a dominant 73-run victory over Pakistan in the opening ODI at McLean Park on Saturday, gaining a 1-0 advantage in the three-match series...
Peking University confers honorary doctorate on Yunus
11:48 AM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus received an honorary doctorate degree from Peking University, PKU, in Beijing on Saturday morning, March 29...
Brazil fire manager Dorival after Argentina defeat
10:57 AM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayBrazil have sacked manager Dorival Junior after losing 4-1 to arch-rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying...
Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33b in all-stock deal
09:48 AM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayElon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday...
Death toll from Myanmar quake passes 1,000
09:22 AM, 29 Mar 2025 SaturdayThe death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,000 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors. The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar...
Interview: Dhaka-Beijing relations to enter new stage, says Yunus
08:37 AM, 29 Mar 2025 Saturday"It's very important that we see China as our good friend," said Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, adding, "Our relationship has been very strong over the years...
Over 150 killed as powerful quake strikes Myanmar, Thailand
10:01 PM, 28 Mar 2025 FridayA powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage...
Spanish court quashes Dani Alves’ rape conviction
09:53 PM, 28 Mar 2025 FridayFormer Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves has had a rape conviction overturned on appeal by a Spanish court...
Dhaka seeks a 50-year master plan from Beijing for water management
09:32 PM, 28 Mar 2025 FridayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday, March 28, sought a 50-year master plan from China to manage the river and water system in Bangladesh, which is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers...
Gold prices rise, bhori Tk 1.57 lakh
08:43 PM, 28 Mar 2025 FridayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has increased the prices of gold, with raising 22 carat gold by Tk 1,773 to Tk 1,57,872 per bhori (11.664 grams). This is the highest rise in gold prices in the country’s history till Friday, March 28...