The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (Bajus) has raised gold prices for the second consecutive day, increasing the price of 22-carat gold by Tk4,374 per bhori to Tk228,556, including VAT. The new rates were announced on Friday after local pure gold prices increased. Under the revised rates, 21-carat gold will cost Tk218,292 per bhori, 18-carat gold Tk187,440 and traditional-method gold Tk153,148, all ...

Switzerland secured a place in the FIFA World Cup last 16 with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Algeria on Thursday, thanks to goals from Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye. Breel Embolo opened the scoring after 20-year-old Johan Manzambi burst down the left flank and delivered a low cross into the box for the striker to finish. It was Manzambi’s second ...

Spain advanced to the World Cup round of 16 with a dominant 3-0 victory over Austria on Thursday powered by a double from Mikel Oyarzabal and another outstanding defensive effort. Spain, who arrived at the tournament among the favourites and have yet to concede a goal, will next face Portugal or Croatia for a place in the quarter-finals. The Spaniards ...

Companiganj Correspondent : The police have recovered the body of missing tourist Subrata Saha Bikash (33) from Dhalai river in Saada Pathar. On Friday (July 3), a local boatman saw the body floating near the Bholaganj ropeway bunker and informed the police. Later, the police came and recovered the body. Earlier, on Thursday, at around 2:30 pm, he went to ...

Portugal could not rest easy after Gonzalo Ramos’ 94th-minute goal put them ahead. Croatia equalized 10 minutes into added time. Luka Modric burst into joy as the goal was scored. However, that joy did not last long. The goal was ruled out for offside. Portugal won 2-1 after a dramatic final minute. Croatia took the lead in the match with ...

A Sylhet court on Wednesday sentenced two youths to death for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2012. Judge Begum Rubaiya Yeasmin of the Sylhet Children Violence Suppression Tribunal handed down the verdict. The convicts are Md Joynal, 25, son of Md Ashik Ali of Shahbazpur area under Bishwanath upazila, and Nazim Uddin, 25, son of Md. Moinuddin of Kandirgaon area ...

Police on Thursday moved with another petition to show former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque arrested in a case filed with Banani Police Station over attempted murder and violations of the Explosives Act linked with the student mass uprising in 2024. The fresh petition was filed on the day when the Supreme Court’s chamber judge upheld the High Court’s order ...

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Thursday announced a sharp reduction in the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), lowering the price of the widely used 12kg cylinder by Tk357. Under the revised pricing, a 12kg LPG cylinder will now cost Tk1,528, down from the previous rate. The new prices came into effect from 6:00 PM on Thursday. BERC ...

A total of 22,360,509 children have been administered Vitamin A capsules under the nationwide supplementation campaign held on June 28, achieving 98.67% of the revised target, according to the Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN). Confirming the information on Thursday, IPHN Director Dr Mohammad Yunus Ali said the campaign initially targeted 23,514,972 children. However, based on updated data submitted by ...

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations began simultaneously across the country on Thursday (July 2), with over 12.70 lakh candidates set to appear under 11 education boards. HSC exams began at 10AM with Bangla 1st Paper on the first day. Students from 9,439 educational institutions are expected to sit for the examinations at 2,697 centres under the country’s ...