2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (540+ words) Certain questions do not merely request an answer but invite a pause in life's otherwise unrelenting tempo. "Cha khaben?" is one of them. It is, on the surface, disarmingly simple: "Would you like some tea?" Yet in Bangladesh, along with…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (707+ words) Despite adequate cattle production across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, prices of sacrificial animals, particularly bulls, remain high due to increased production costs. Traders are also reluctant to bring large animals to markets after suffering losses last year. During a…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (956+ words) We asked non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) about their experience of performing Qurbani away from home, and the result was a collection of varied emotions. " When Jubair Al Sakib performed his first Qurbani in Sydney, Australia, in 2022, he had not the faintest…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (474+ words) Tea workers in Moulvibazar have been protesting for the past five days, demanding the immediate reopening of Camellia Duncan Foundation Hospital, which has remained closed for nearly one and a half months following the death of a tea worker's daughter....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1289+ words) It is a coastline defined by water, an endless horizon where the sea meets the sky and waves roll as far as the eye can see. Yet while this geography sustains a multi-billion-taka tourism industry, it remains a cruel irony…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (749+ words) Prices of key daily essentials, including egg, vegetables, meat and fish, have risen sharply in Dhaka's kitchen markets, putting pressure on consumers' pockets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Traders attributed the latest spike to seasonal rain, supply shortages, and growing Eid demand....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (526+ words) After a disappointing season last year, mango growers across four upazilas of Natore are heading into this year's harvest with renewed hope. Trees that stood half-bare twelve months ago are now heavy with Gopalbhog, Langra, Khirshapati, and the earliest ripening…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (782+ words) Investors, processors and farmers in the country's cashew sector are under growing pressure as cheaper imported cashew nuts continue to undercut locally processed products. Industry estimates show that local processors spend about Tk 1, 300 to produce one kilogramme (kg) of processed…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (203+ words) The initiative was organised in collaboration with the Hortex Foundation, according to a press release. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Jahangir Alam attended the programme as an observer. The organisers said the programme aimed to strengthen transparency in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (486+ words) The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners" Association (BROA) has called on the government to keep VAT and tax rates at a reasonable level in the upcoming national budget while also expanding the tax net to ensure wider compliance. Although VAT on restaurants…...