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August 5, 2022

Pineapple Capital abuzz in peak season

Pineapple growers of Madhupur in Tangail are now busy bringing the fruits to the market as they have a good yield this year.Jalchhatra haat, biggest wholesale market in the upazila that is organized every Friday and Tuesday, remained abuzz with buyers …

‘Rhythmic Abstraction’ begins at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

Artist Liakat Ali’s eighth solo painting exhibition “Rhythmic Abstraction” was inaugurated at La Galerie of Alliance Francaise de Dhaka Friday.Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki attended the event as the chief guest. Dhaka University Faculty o…

Bangladesh reports 2 more Covid deaths, 253 cases

Two more people died from Covid, and 253 tested positive for the virus in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Friday morning.While the country’s total fatalities reached 29,302, the new number took its caseload to 2,006,899, according to the Directorate Gene…

Dengue numbers keep rising: 1 more death, 40 cases reported

Dengue , Dengue rising , 1 more dengue patient die , 40 dengue cases reported One more person died from dengue, and 40 people were hospitalised with the viral infection in the 24 hours to Friday morning as cases have continued to increase in Banglades…

Mahbub Ali Khan’s 38th death anniversary Saturday

The 38th death anniversary of Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan (retired), also a former minister for communications and agriculture, will be observed on Saturday.Elaborate programmes have been chalked out to observe the day with due respect, both at home a…

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 8, including senior militant

Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least eight people, including a senior militant, and wounding another 40, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it was targeting the Islamic Jihad militant group in response …

Taliban: 2 civilians killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan

A bomb hidden in a cart went off on Friday near a mosque in a minority Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital, killing two civilians and wounding another three, a Taliban official said.According to Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for …

Consumer slapped with largest ever hikes in fuel oil prices

The government announced the largest ever hikes in the price of fuel oils – ranging from 42- 52 percent – that became effective as of midnight Friday (technically 0000 hrs Saturday).At the consumer level, the retail prices of diesel and kerosene will b…

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