A vegetable vendor was stabbed to death in by some snatchers in Dhopadighi area of Sylhet early Thursday. The deceased, Govinda Das, 33, son of Goraddo Das of Shalla upazila of Sunamganj, used to live as tenant at Rankur Colony in Akhaliya Nayabazar area of Sylhet city. Locals said Govinda was going to a market to buy vegetables by a ...

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has placed the proposed national budget of Tk 7.61 lakh crore for the next fiscal, saying that the government is targeting to attain economic growth of 7.5 per cent. “On the whole, we expect to return to higher growth trajectory and achieve a 7.5 per cent GDP growth in the coming fiscal year, by way ...

When it comes to commodities, the energy space is outperforming the whole sector. Coal India has hiked the prices of its high-grade coal by 8 per cent, and thus consumers are likely to pay 12 to 18 paisa per unit. Coal India increased high-grade coal prices after five years and mostly it has been done in two categories, one is ...

Elon Musk has retaken the title of world’s wealthiest person. The Tesla Inc chief executive officer surpassed luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault on Wednesday after shares of Arnault’s LVMH fell 2.6 per cent in Paris trading. Musk and the 74-year-old Frenchman have been neck-and-neck for the top spot this year in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a listing of the world’s 500 ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday deferred expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat’s hearing on charge framing in a graft case. Today was fixed for the charge graming. But following a time petition by Samrat’s lawyer, Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 Judge Monjurul Imam set July 6 for next hearing in the case. Samrat, who is now on bail, ...

Hajj pilgrims have expressed their satisfaction with the overall arrangement of the government to carry them to Saudi Arabia for performing the holy Islamic ritual. They said apart from a very few issues, everything at Hajj Camp in Ashkona of Dhaka are running smoothly and they are getting all necessary services after arriving there to catch their flights. Md Shahidul ...

American authorities have examined around 800 mysterious reports of unidentified flying objects collected over decades – but only a small fraction are truly unexplained, a panel of researchers says. Nasa set up the panel last year to explain its work on what it calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). UAP are defined as sightings “that cannot be identified as aircraft or ...

SUST Correspondent : Professor Dr. Syed Ashrafur Rahman has been appointed as the new Head of Department of Political Studies (PSS) of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He will serve in this position for the next three years. Dr. Dilara Rahman, former dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and professor of PSS, confirmed this information on Wednesday (May ...

Has your child ever come out of the bathroom in tears, saying, “Mommy, it hurts when I poop?” The likely cause is constipation, a very common problem in children. How can you tell if your child is constipated? Besides the obvious painful bowel movements, look for these typical signs: Constipation Symptoms Stomach pain and bloating. Bleeding with bowel movements. Soiling ...

A total of 7 mayors and 372 councilors are contesting the Sylhet City Corporation (CCIC) elections after scrutiny appeals and hearings. In Sylhet City Corporation elections to be held on June 21, one of the mayors, general councilors of 42 wards and 14 reserved ward councilors will be elected through voting. After the establishment of Sylhet City Corporation in 2002, ...