Gold price falls, 22-carat now Tk 229,081 a bhori
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced a cut in gold prices in the domestic market. The price of gold jewellery, including VAT, has been reduced by up to Tk 1,691 a bhori. BAJUS gave this information in a notice on Monday. The new…
Tk 50 lakh extortion demand and cigarette looting: Prime accused in Chattogram case held in Sarail
A joint team of Special Response Battalion (SRB)-9 and SRB-7 has arrested from Brahmanbaria the prime accused in a case filed over allegations of demanding Tk 50 lakh in extortion from a businessman in Chattogram, beating and looting a huge quantity of…
Bollywood’s powerful actor Nana Patekar passes away
Nana Patekar, a powerful actor of Indian cinema, has died. He breathed his last after suffering a heart attack at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa, early on Thursday. He was 75. The news was reported by NDTV. It is learnt that Nana Patekar suffered a…
Games to watch on TV and online today
Second XI matches of the National Cricket League are under way at four venues. The games are being shown on the BCB’s YouTube channel. National Cricket League: Second XI Rangpur-Sylhet — 9:30am, YouTube/BCB Mymensingh-Rajshahi — 9:30am, YouTube/BCB…
Young man’s body found beside pond in Senbagh a day after he left home in a huff
Police have recovered the body of a young man named Md Maruf, 21, from the bank of a pond in Senbagh upazila of Noakhali, a day after he left home in a huff. The body was sent to the morgue of 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital for post-mortem examination…
Production halts again at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory two days after resuming
Fertiliser production at Jamuna Fertiliser Factory in Sarishabari of Jamalpur has stopped again due to a mechanical fault just two days after it resumed. A mechanical fault developed in the factory’s boiler plant on Wednesday night. The factory…
‘Fix the economy first’: Former AmCham president urges stability to attract investment
Law and order and political stability are essential if foreign investment is to be brought in, Syed Ershad Ahmed, former president of the American chamber AmCham, has said. He said, ‘I would say the investment climate is not favourable at all. Law…
The Holy Quran’s guidance on trade and commerce
Allah has made the Quran the source of guidance for mankind and has made it the storehouse of all knowledge. This knowledge is not limited only to matters of the hereafter; it also contains the knowledge and guidance needed for worldly life. So the Quran…
Tehran warns of closing ‘illegal’ shipping routes in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has issued a stern threat to shut down the movement of so-called ‘illegal’ vessels through the strategically highly important Strait of Hormuz. Although Washington claims Iran no longer has influence over this waterway, Tehran has…
Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia, 7 November and July mass uprising coming to 2027 textbooks
The government is bringing large-scale revisions to school textbooks from the upcoming 2027 academic year, and new content is also being added. The new books will contain the history of the Liberation War, the political history of post-independence…