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Pahela Baishakh to Be Celebrated in Rajshahi Amid Festivity

Rajshahi: The district administration has undertaken various programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh 1433, the first day of the Bengali New Year which falls on April 14, while it has drawn near to the door. In the bond of unity in diversity, like the …

Jubo League Leader Jailed for Derogatory Facebook Post on ICT

Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today convicted and sentenced Jubo League leader MH Patwari Babu to two months’ imprisonment for making a derogatory post about the tribunal on his Facebook account. The three-member ICT-1 bench, headed…

Fever Alone Should Not Be Considered as Measles: Experts

Dhaka: A group of experts in the country today said that fever alone should not immediately be assumed to be measles and emphasized that if a rash appears after four days, the patient should be placed in isolation.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad S…

BERC Sets New Furnace Oil Price at Tk 94.69 Per Litre

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced an adjustment to the consumer-level price of furnace oil, setting the new rate at Tk 94.69 per litre. This adjustment, which comes into effect from midnight, will remain until fur…

Former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Released on Bail

Dhaka: Former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, has been released on bail from Kashimpur Female’s Central Jail on Sunday evening. ‘She was freed at 6:30pm after verification of the bail documents upon those arrival at the prison…

1,77,709 Candidates Set to Take SSC Exams Under Rajshahi Board

Rajshahi: A total of 1,77,709 candidates from 2,709 educational institutions are gearing up to participate in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the Rajshahi Education Board. These examinations are scheduled to take plac…

3 Arrested with 1,759 Yaba Tablets in Dinajpur

Dinajpur: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested three assumed drug peddlers along with 1,759 pieces of yaba tablets from Polipara village under Parbatipur police station in Dinajpur on Saturday afternoon. A press release signed by RAB-13’s Senior A…