No fuel and no cash, fuel keeps schools closed

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday extended school closures for one week because there isn't enough fuel for teachers and parents to get children to classrooms, and the energy minister appealed to the country's expatriates to send money home through banks to finance new oil purchases. A huge foreign debt has left

Only 10.39pc  students pass DU ‘Ka’ unit entry test

The results of the 'Ka' unit admission test under Science Faculty of Dhaka University for session 2021-2022 session have been published with a pass rate of 10.39 %. DU vice Chancellor prof. Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman unveiled the results at Abdul Motin Chowdhury virtual classroom around 12:30 pm on Monday. A total of 11,466

2,000km of roads damaged in Sunamganj

At least 2,000km of the road networks in 12 upazilas of Sunamganj district have been badly damaged due to the recent flooding.  Most of the roads under the jurisdiction of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have suffered damage. Walking on the roads has become difficult,

LPG price hiked by Tk 1 per kg

 The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased by Tk 1 per kg.  From now, 12 kg container will be sold at Tk 1254 instead of Tk 1242 (May, 2022) from 6 pm Sunday.  The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the price at a virtual briefing on Sunday.  The other quantity

Broad concedes new record of 35 runs in a Test over

England great Stuart Broad set a new if unwanted record by conceding 35 runs in a Test over, against India at Edgbaston on Saturday. Stand-in India captain Jasprit Bumrah did the bulk of the damage by hitting 29 runs off the bat in an over from Broad that also featured five

BRTA raises bus fare on routes via Padma Bridge

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has issued a new chart fixing Bus fares for all the routes stretching from Dhaka to the southern districts. According to the chart, the distance between Dhaka and Barishal via Mawa-Bhanga-Madaripur route is 156km. The new fare for a 40-seat bus is Tk 454, while