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Extortion drives fare from Tk 5,000 to Tk 12,000: Salehuddin
01:50 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has identified extortion as a major factor behind the country's failure to control high inflation.
Thriller buff street vendor: The unlikely bookworm of Mirpur
01:10 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayIt was a crisp winter evening when a curious passerby was wandering along the bustling pavement of Water Tank Alley in Mirpur 10. He was on a simple mission—to find a few pairs of thick socks to replace their worn-out ones. But what caught his eye wasn’t the usual chaos of street vendors’ carts or the vibrant array of goods.
July uprising injureds' protest in Shyamli halts traffic
12:54 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayIn protest of the rehabilitation of those injured in the July mass uprising and demanding immediate access to better medical treatment, injured activists from the anti-discrimination student movement staged a sit-in on a road in Shyamli, Dhaka.
Canada, Mexico react to Trump tariffs; China plans WTO complaint
12:15 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayThe leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing drastic tariffs of up to 25% on their exports to the US, while China said it would complain to the World Trade Organization after it was also targeted by the president.
20 migrant bodies recovered in Libya, most likely Bangladeshis
11:14 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayTwenty migrant bodies have been recovered from an area along the Mediterranean coast in Libya. It is believed that most of them are Bangladeshi nationals, although their identities have not yet been confirmed, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya.
First phase of Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat
09:56 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayThe first phase of the 58th Bishwa Ijtema, the second-largest Muslim congregation, concluded on Sunday with prayers for the guidance of the Muslim ummah. The Akheri Munajat (final prayer) began at 9:15 am on Sunday and ended at 9:36 am.
56 killed in Sudan as airstrikes, shelling hit vegetable market
09:51 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayAt least 56 people have been killed in Sudan after artillery shelling and air attacks on a vegetable market in Omdurman, Sudan.
Folk singer Farida Parveen hospitalised
09:18 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayRenowned Lalon Sangeet singer Farida Parveen has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka due to respiratory distress and fluid accumulation in her lungs.
Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
08:32 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayPresident Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, citing a "major threat" from illegal immigration and drugs -- a move that sparked promises of retaliation.
Sri Lanka concede biggest Test defeat to Australia
10:04 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayAustralia took 15 wickets on day four of the first Test in Galle to condemn Sri Lanka to their biggest Test defeat by an innings and 242 runs...
Gold price hits all-time high of Tk 1.44 lakh a bhori
09:26 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has raised the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 2,099 to Tk 1,44,890 per bhori, the highest rise in the country's history till Saturday, February 1...
BCB clears sky regarding Bijoy issue
09:00 PM, 01 Feb 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board, BCB, on Saturday, February 1, stated that it has noted with concern recent media reports suggesting that cricketer Anamul Haque Bijoy, a squad member of the Durbar Rajshahi franchise in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, BPL, has been subjected to a 'restriction on travelling outside or leaving the country' by relevant authorities due to legal issues related to the Anti-Corruption Code...