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Refiners raise soybean oil price by Tk10 per litre

Shawdesh desk: Refiners have increased the prices of soybean oil by Tk10 a litre with an effect from Tuesday. Meanwhile, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu said there is

BNP now boycotts upazila parishad polls

Shawdesh desk: BNP has decided to boycott the upazila parishad election in all phases. The party took the decision at a meeting held on Monday night. BNP Senior Joint Secretary

13 including five of a family killed in Faridpur road accident

Shawdesh Desk: At least 13 people including five of a family were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up van on Khulna-Dhaka

Bangladesh’s Mastul Foundation provides daily meals in Gaza amid crisis

Shawdesh desk: As the conflict between Israel and Palestine intensifies, the residents of Gaza are enduring profound hardships. Amid this escalating humanitarian crisis, international charities, including the Mastul Foundation’s Mastul

Keep houses clean, work in coordinated way to prevent dengue: minister

Shawdesh desk: Health and Family Welfare Minister Samanta Lal Sen on Monday urged all keep their houses clean and directed the authorities concerned to work in a coordinated way to

12th Parliament to go into second session May 2

Shawdesh desk: Parliament will go into session on May 2 after a 58-day recess as the first session of the current parliament was prorogued on March 5. President Mohammed Shahabuddin

Three more solar power plants await government nod

Shawdesh Desk: Three more solar power plants in private sector are under process to get the approval from Bangladesh government. According to official sources, the solar power plants are 100

Rain likely in Dhaka, six other divisions: BMD

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasts rain or thundershowers at different parts of the country in 24 hours starting from 9:00am on Monday. ‘Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty