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Md Arifur Rahman

Cold-related diseases on the rise countrywide

Fourteen-month-old Abrar has been suffering from cold, fever and diarrhoea for quite some time. Due to the cold and cough ...

Shimanto Bank gives water tanks to climate change victims

Business Desk

Shimanto Bank recently distributed water tanks among the people affected by climate change to conserve drinking water in Shyamnagar Upazila ...

Garment workers demand Eid bonus equivalent to one month's wage

Ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr (March-end), garment workers in Dhaka have issued a set of six demands, including a bonus equivalent ...

Woman held with foreign pistol

Our Correspondent

LAXMIPUR, Jan 11: Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a woman along with a foreign pistol from a house in ...

Eating duck meat on in festive manner at Char Fasson

Our Correspondent

CHAR FASSON, BHOLA, Jan 11: Along with winter pie and payes, eating of duck meat is going on in festive ...

Woman’s decomposed body found on Dhaka-Mawa expressway

Observer Online Report

A decomposed body of an unidentified woman was recovered from the beneath a flyover on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Ramer Khola ...

IU Accounting department welcomes new chairman

Juel Rana/Shakib Ahmed

Professor Jamal Uddin has been appointed as the new chairman of Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) Department at Islamic University ...

Tri-annual election of Hatiya Press Club held

Manna Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

The triennial election of Hatiya Press Club was conducted in a festive and colorful atmosphere for the year 2025. The election ...

Sanitation by-laws streamline faecal sludge management in Kushtia

Staff Correspondent

Under the Local Government Act (Municipality) 2009, Kushtia Municipality has introduced the "Kushtia Municipality Sanitation By-laws 2020," setting a benchmark ...

Govt's VAT, duty hike triggers flak from experts, stakeholders

Mizanur Rahman

The interim government has suddenly increased the value-added tax (VAT). According to relevant sources, the VAT and supplementary duties were ...

Evolving role of religious entities in our society

Dr Matiur Rahman

Religious institutions in Bangladesh have long played a significant role in shaping the country's social, cultural, and communal dynamics. As ...

Ban on Saad followers demanded

Observer Online Report

Different rallies were held various parts of the country for demanding a ban on the followers of Maulana Muhammad Saad ...

Lipi thrives as woman entrepreneur

Farhana Naznin

Lipi Khandker is one of the entrepreneurs of the country who dedicated her life to uphold the Bengali culture through ...

Woman held with foreign pistol in Laxmipur

observer correspondent

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a woman along with a foreign pistol from a house of Laxmipur's Sadar upazila ...

Smuggled goods worth over Tk 2cr seized in Sherpur border

M. Suruzzaman/Shakib Ahmed

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) confiscated smuggled Indian goods worth approximately Tk 2.3 crore during a raid at Nalitabari upazila in ...

BDR massacre victims' kin stage demo to press for demands

Staff Correspondent

Family members and relatives of dismissed members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have staged protests at Shahbagh intersection.Around 1:05pm ...

Students demand relocation of makeshift court from Alia Madrasa premises

Staff Correspondent

Students of Govt Madrasa-e-Alia in Bakshibazar staged a protest on Thursday demanding the relocation of the makeshift court set up ...

Hajj agencies demand lowering of pilgrim quota to 100 per agency

Staff Correspondent

The Hajj agencies have demanded a quota of the lowest 100 and highest 300 per agency as per the Hajj ...

BROA demands rolling back decision to increase VAT on restaurants, hotels

Business Correspondent

Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association (BROA) on Thursday demanded withdrawal of the decision to increase value added tax (VAT) on hotels ...

Police brutality on body of martyred Mehedi shattered humanity

Police used excessive force to suppress protests called by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement but massive scale of brutality carried by ...

Environmental concerns mount over JU Development Project

Mizanur Rahman

The 'Further Development Project of Jahangirnagar University' is causing significant damage to the environment. A large number of trees have been ...

Demand for date juice on rise, trees on decline at Nageshwari

Our Correspondent

NAGESHWARI, KURIGRASM, Jan 8: Date juice demand is high but number of trees is less in Nageshwari Upazila of the ...

Man murdered in clash over loan dispute in Sherpur

M. Suruzzaman/Shakib Ahmed

A fish trader has been brutally murdered during a clash over a dispute relating to repayment of a loan in ...

Man jailed for life for raping teen after abduction

Manna Rahaman/Shakib Ahmed

A Barishal court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl after abducting her at Bakerganj ...

Juba League leader Nazrul remanded in murder case

Observer Online Report

A Juba League leader has been placed on a three-day remand in a case filed over murder of one Md ...

UP chairman held over assault on Santal woman

Observer Online Report

A local union parishad (UP) chairman was arrested in a case filed over assaulting a Santal woman in Gaibandha.The arrestee ...

Brig Gen Faisal Azad made TCB chairman

Observer Online Report

Brig Gen Mohammad Faisal Azad has been appointed as the new chairman of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).A notification was ...

Gaza talks: Hamas stands by demand for end to war

Observer Online Desk

Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release ...

Tax doubled on motorbike, freezer, AC manufacturers, prices may go up

Observer Online Report

The government has set the income tax rate at 20 per cent on the manufacturers of freezers, refrigerators, motorcycles, air ...

All accused acquitted in businessman Sabbir murder case

Staff Correspondent

A Narayanganj court on Wednesday acquitted all accused, including the former president of Narayanganj district Chhatra Dal, Zakir Khan, in ...