Sidharth and Kiara awaiting a new arrival again
A new guest is once again coming to the family of popular Bollywood star couple Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra. They are going to be parents to a second child. The couple shared the good news with fans by posting a sweet picture on social media on…
Gold market rates: How much per bhori for each carat today
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 per bhori. Bajus gave this information in a notice on Monday. As per…
Q-Cash back in operation after two days, all services of 30 banks normal
After remaining shut for two days, all services of Q-Cash including ATM, card and POS have resumed at 30 banks. IT Consultants PLC (ITC), the company that operates Q-Cash, gave this information on Tuesday (6 October) night. Earlier, various card and…
Young motorcyclist killed after being run over by reckless truck in Maheshpur
A motorcyclist named Rion Hossain, 22, was killed after being run over by a reckless truck in Maheshpur of Jhenaidah. His friend Nafiz, who was with him, was seriously injured in the incident. The accident took place in the Katakhali area of the upazila…
Departing Messi dismisses ‘conspiracy theories’ surrounding the World Cup
Lionel Messi created an emotional moment in his farewell speech to the national team at the historic Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. While the fans in the gallery as well as the players present, including teammate Enzo Fernandez, broke…
Never forgot his roots: the unique example of patriotism Messi leaves behind
As soon as the final whistle blew, the tears of anguish and heavy sorrow of Lionel Messi’s teammates seemed to turn the pitch into a field of mourning. On the other side, the roar of the stadium, the jubilation of the winning supporters and the…
Bus search in Jatrabari: Heroin worth Tk 10 lakh found in 65-year-old woman’s clothes
The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has arrested a 65-year-old woman with 100 grams of heroin in the capital’s Jatrabari. The estimated market value of the recovered heroin is Tk 10 lakh. The arrested woman is Masuma Khatun. She was arrested…
442MW solar power plant in Rampal to be the country’s largest
The government has now taken an initiative to build a large-scale solar power plant at Rampal in Bagerhat, near the Sundarbans. A proposal has been made to set up a 442-megawatt solar power plant on 685 acres of land in this area, which is much talked…
Prayer timings: Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Today is Wednesday, 7 October 2026; 22 Ashwin 1433 Bangla year, 25 Rabius Sani 1448 Hijri. Today’s prayer timings for Dhaka and adjacent areas are given below: Zuhr time begins at 11:49am. Asr time begins at 4:01pm. Maghrib at 5:43pm. Isha time…
Trade deficit $3.82 billion in two months, up 29 per cent
Bangladesh’s trade deficit stood at $3.82 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year, which is 29 per cent higher than in the same period of the previous fiscal year. According to central bank data, import expenditure in the…