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The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 11 per 12 kg at the consumer level in the country. The new price will be effective from 6 pm on Sunday. Earlier, the price of LPG had been reduced for three consecutive months. However, last month, the price of a 12 kg cylinder increased by Tk 3. In a press release sent by BERC, it was said that the price of a 12 kg cylinder has been fixed at Tk 1,377 for August. Last July, the price was Tk 1,366. BERC sets the price of LPG every month. According to the new price of BERC, the price of private LPG including value added tax (VAT) has been fixed at Tk 114.79 per kg, which…

Various kinds of talk have been heard on social media about September 26. Everyone is talking differently. Some are joking, others are posting to know what will actually happen. Many people are also searching on Google by writing 'What will happen on September 26'. So much discussion about this 26 September. What will actually happen so that people will become rich? It is known that a Telegram app is actually behind this discussion. A Telegram-based gaming bot is being discussed on September 26. The name of the gaming bot is 'Hamster Combat'. Where game currency (coins, keys etc) can be earned by completing various tasks and tapping. Many people on Facebook, X and YouTube are...

Summit LNG Terminal in Cox's Bazar, which was damaged by Cyclone Remal, has resumed gas supply after being closed for three and a half months. Summit authorities resumed gas supply from Wednesday (September 11) evening. Although it has a daily supply capacity of 500 million cubic feet, 60 million cubic feet are being supplied. However, Summit said that the supply will gradually increase. Summit gave information about the terminal's preparation through a notification sent on Wednesday. It said that considering the national importance of meeting the gas demand in the power, fertilizer and industrial sectors, Summit employees and international partners have worked day and night to resume gas supply. Since the damage, the terminal repair costs and activities have been suspended…

The initial registration for Hajj 2025 will begin from September 1. This registration process will continue through both government and private channels until November 30 of this year. The initial registration period will not be extended later. Any previous or new pre-registered person can make the initial registration by depositing three lakh taka. The remaining amount of the Hajj package price must be paid within the specified time in the package. This year's Hajj package price will be announced subject to the cost of the Saudi leg and airfare. However, an attempt will be made to reduce the general Hajj package price for 2025 compared to last year. The pre-registration fee for both government and private channels is 30 thousand taka. The number of Hajj pilgrims for Bangladesh in 2025…

Metrorail will run every day of the week from Friday, September 20. It will run from 3:30 pm to 9:40 pm on Friday. In addition, the metrorail will run for the remaining 6 days of the week as before. This was announced in an office order by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the company operating the metro, on Wednesday (September 18). It said that the metro train of MRT Line-6, operated and maintained under DMTCL, will run every Friday from September 20 from Uttara North to Motijheel from 3:30 pm to 9 pm and from Motijheel to Uttara North from 3:50 pm to 9:40 pm…

If you can arrange a day off this September, government employees will get the opportunity to take four consecutive days off. The moon of the month of Rabiul Awal was sighted in the sky of the country on Wednesday evening. Accordingly, the holy Eid Milad-un-Nabi will be celebrated in the country on September 16. All government offices and courts will be closed on that day. Earlier, September 13 and 14 were weekly holidays. The next day, September 15, the office will open. If you can take this day off, you will get four consecutive days off.

Sumi Akhtar (14), a student of class VI, fainted in the classroom during the intense heat in Tongibari, Munshiganj. The incident took place during classes at Banari Bahumukhi High School of Hasail Banari Union of Upazila on Sunday afternoon. Immediately after the incident, the school authorities took the student to Tongibari Upazila Health Complex. Student Sumi Akhtar Hasail is the daughter of Sumon Munsi of Atigaon village of Banari Union. The head teacher of the school Mohammad Kayesur Rahman said that when a student of the sixth grade of the school fell ill in the hot summer, she was taken to the Upazila Health Complex and given treatment.

The police seized 400 sacks of Indian sugar in a special operation in Netrakona on Monday morning. At this time, three smugglers were arrested. According to the police, a truck was stopped and searched in Rajurbazar area of the city in a special police operation. At this time, 400 sacks of Indian sugar coming from India through smuggling were seized. The market value of which is about 24 lakh taka. The value of the seized truck is around Tk 18 lakh. The police also said that the son of the deceased Moti Mia of Chakpara area of the district headquarters was accused of involvement in smuggling. Masum Mia, the son of Swapan Mia of Ulukhla village of Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district. Zayed Mia and Barek dead of Harbait village of Pubail police station.

Ziaur Rahman is the hero of the murder of Bangabandhu and his family. His son Tarique Rahman has shouted while sitting by the Thames River, 'No Indian product will be allowed to be sold in Bangladesh.' If this is the BNP's line, then we have to remember why in August last year, he sent three of his party's top leaders to two 'sick' Indian bureaucrats in Singapore? What did they say? Let's open it up now. They said that the Indian government should help BNP to come to power in the January elections this year. In response, the two bureaucrats told Tarique's representatives that your father Zia killed Bangabandhu and his family. And your mother, with the help of the military authorities...

Syed Afsar Uddin. Known to his family and relatives as Mithu. A well-known and beloved face of the British media, an academic, journalist, broadcaster and community activist. He brought endless life into this world like ten others. His death has shattered my heart. This pain cannot be explained to anyone. I have lost my place of pride. After you left, Bhabhi (wife of the late Syed Afsar Uddin Mithu) told Amma, 'You are very lucky that your son understood nothing except his mother. May Allah grant all mothers a child like your son.' You were larger than life. You were a person full of love. You fought your cancer…