Edible oil refiners in Bangladesh have proposed raising soybean oil prices by Tk 14 per litre, citing rising international raw material costs and higher domestic fuel and transport expenses. The proposed adjustment would affect both bottled and loose soybean oil, potentially increasing household spending on an essential cooking ingredient ahead of Ramadan. Under the proposal, […]

Bangladesh’s promising middle-order batter Towhid Hridoy suffered a severe setback during the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, after a agonizing muscle injury forced him to leave the field on a stretcher. The unfortunate incident unfolded in the final session of Day 1. […]

A special court in Gopalganj has sentenced two men to death and another to life imprisonment over the sensational abduction and murder of a 12-year-old boy in the district. Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Morshed Alam of the Gopalganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal and Special Sessions Judge Court handed down the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. […]

A suspicion of marital infidelity took a tragic turn in the capital on Tuesday evening when an 18-year-old woman was stabbed to death, allegedly by her husband, inside a residential garage in the Turag area of Dhaka. The victim, identified as Runa Akter, was the daughter of Mohammad Hadis Miah hailing from Satkanda village in […]

A female entrepreneur based in the Bhaluka sub-district of Mymensingh has been granted bail after spending three days in police custody, following public outrage sparked by her viral social media comments criticising a political party. Sathi Akter, 30, who runs ‘Sathi Beauty Parlour’ located in the Khadija Palace Market within the Square Masterbari area, was […]

Pedestrians and commuters in Dhaka’s bustling commercial core witnessed a swift crackdown on municipal encroachments on Wednesday, 28 October, as the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) dismantled over a hundred illegal makeshift shops. The eviction drive took place between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, targetting heavily congested footpaths adjacent to Dhaka Trade Centre and Fulbaria […]

Consumers across Bangladesh face the prospect of another steep rise in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices, as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) prepares to hold a public hearing on Thursday, 29 October. The commission will evaluate proposals submitted by importers, distributors, and retailers seeking higher margins and allowances to offset mounting operational, storage, and […]