The sugar price may increase further in the country as mill owners demanded an increase in sugar price by Tk 25 per kg. Mill owners have sent a letter to the Ministry of Commerce to this end on Monday. They wanted to see new price of sugar coming into effect from June 22, sources said. As per the Commerce Ministry, ...

Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field. Several different labs around the world have released pre-print studies in the past seven days describing their research, which experts said should be treated with caution as the research has ...

The Japan government will provide 500 Japanese yen (about USD 4 million) as grant for Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4) of the country. Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Iwama Kiminorio and Economic Relations Division Secretary Sharifa Khan signed the Exchange of Notes on the Japanese Grant aid, a press release issued by Japanese Embassy said. Based on this agreement between ...

Dr Sangjukta Saha has blamed the authorities of Central Hospital regarding the death of Mahbuba Akter Akhi and her newborn. She denied any responsibility for the tragedy just after a day the hospital authority accused her of neglecting her duty over Ankhi’s treatment. The patient, Mahbuba Rahman Akhi, was admitted and treated without her knowledge, said Dr Sanjukta during a ...

Metro rail service will remain closed on Eid day. And there has been a change in the schedule of metro rail from June 22. A press release, signed by Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) public relations officer Nazmul Hossain, confirmed this matter. As per the new time-table, the trains will run every 10 minutes from 8:00am to 11:00pm (peak ...

Stuart Broad wants England to be involved in an Ashes triumph that equals the celebrated 2005 campaign even though the veteran seamer is hoping to avoid a repeat of the dramatic finale at Edgbaston of 18 years ago. Broad struck twice late on Monday before Australia ended the fourth day of the first Test on 107-3, needing a further 174 ...

A woman and her two children have gone missing after floodwaters swept them away in Sunamganj’s Shalla upazila. The incident took place around 7:30pm on Monday under a bridge near Shalla Government College. The missing are Durlav Rani Das, 30, and her two children Joba Rani Das, 7, and Bijoy Das, 5. According to the witnesses, the woman alongwith her ...

The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023 with maximum punishment for land-related forgeries and offenses. Under the draft law, the maximum punishment for land forgery would be seven-year imprisonment, while the minimum is two-year jail. The approval came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at ...

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on June 29 as the moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was sighted in Bangladesh on Monday. The decision came at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the Islamic Foundation in Baitul Mukarram in the evening. Secretary to ...

Sylhet City Corporation election will be held on June 21. The Road Transport and Highways Department has announced to impose a ban on the movement of vehicles in the electoral area from June 19 today for voting on the occasion of the election. Sunday (June 18) Assistant Secretary of Road Transport and Highway Department. This was informed in a notification ...