Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced a hike in gold prices, effective from Sunday, raising the cost of 22-carat gold to Tk 142,266 per bhori (11.664 grams). The new price marks an increase of Tk 2,823 per bhori from the previous rate of Tk 137,449, as per a press release issued by Masudur Rahman, Chairman of the BAJUS Pricing and ...

The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has instructed field-level officers to properly investigate cases filed after August 5 to ensure no innocent person is harassed. The IGP further stated that even if a case is filed against an innocent person, steps should be taken to withdraw it through the proper legal process. The police chief issued ...

The Election Reform Commission has proposed a number of recommendations, including direct presidential election, repealing the system of elected unopposed and bringing the no-vote system back. The commission also recommended ensuring transparency in funds spent by candidates for electioneering. Badiul Alam Majumder, head of the commission, disclosed the recommendations while addressing a press conference at the Election Bhaban at Agargaon ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized Indian smuggled goods, including contraband items, worth about over Taka 1.65 crore from different areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj border districts today. “Based on secret information, the BGB personnel in its anti-smuggling drives in different areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj border seized a huge quantity of Indian smuggled goods but none was ...

The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Baharul Alam asked police officers concerned to investigate the cases filed after August 5 properly, reports BSS. He gave the directives on Saturday to the field level senior police officers to safeguard innocents while presiding over a meeting on the overall law and order and security of the country at the ...

Recently, an Instagram user asked the internet for suggestions on whether to eat expired frozen food or not. Dr Karan Rajan, MBBS BSc and an NHS surgeon in India, stitched the original clip and explained what one must do in such scenarios – if they should eat expired frozen food, how to freeze food and more, reports Hindustan Times. ‘As ...

Nine more dengue patients died while 886 people were admitted to different hospitals across the country with the viral fever in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest fatalities, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 448. Among the deceased, four were male and six were ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially launched the inaugural T20 edition of National Cricket League (NCL), set to run from December 11 to 24. The event aims to nurture local talent and serve as a preparatory ground for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The tournament, titled ‘Al-Arafah Islami Bank NCL T20 Powered by Walton’, was announced during a grand ceremony ...

The Rickshaw, Van, and Easy Bike Sramik Union will hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday, demanding the withdrawal of the High Court directives on banning the movement of battery-powered rickshaws, vans, and easy bikes. Abul Halim Maizbhandari, president of the union, has announced the programme at a press briefing at ...

At least 475 people were killed and 815 injured in 452 road accidents across the country in October this year, according to a reports of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Among them, 163 people were killed in 138 bike accidents, which is 30.53 per cent of total accidents and 34.31 per cent of the deaths respectively. The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity ...