High prices have held back the poor and low-income group people from going even to the footpath shops to do their buying for Eid celebration. RMG workers, auto-rickshaw drivers, bus drivers, domestic helps...Full story
Environment activists on Saturday said the Bangladesh government should take initiative to use renewable energy for a prosperous economy and to be self-reliant in energy.Full story
The country is incurring an incurring loss worth crores of taka as a huge number of cellphones are being imported illegally, hindering the scope for manufacturing those locally. A section of dishonest businessmen in cooperation...Full story
Well near to its closure, Islamic Book Fair 2012 is still lacking visitors, with only a few of them roaming the fair premises on Saturday. Stall owners blamed inadequate campaign for the thin crowd in the fair that began on July 7, 2012 on the south premises...Full story
Law enforcers seized a huge number of illegal VoIP equipment and detained a youth in this connection from Sylhet city on Saturday afternoon. The arrested was identified as Masum Ahmed, 25, a resident...Full story
Narayanganj city dwellers on Saturday launched a protest programme against the Water and Sewerage Authority as the WASA imposed charge of Tk 40 thousand for installing a private submersible tube well.Full story
The first year honours’ admission tests, for the academic session of 2012-2013, under different faculties and institutions of Chittagong University will be held on November 10-18, 2012.Full story
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Rangpur...Full story