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State Minister Anindya Islam Amit said fuel prices were raised to prevent smuggling to neighbouring countries and reduce losses at Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). He said BPC lost around Tk22,875 crore between March and August 2026 as global oil prices increased due to the Middle East crisis. The government al…
Nine-year-old Tahmidul Islam from Mirsarai, Chattogram, has memorized the entire Holy Quran in just 12 months. A Hifz student at Madrasatul Madinah in Baraiyarhat, he completed the memorization at 9 years, 7 months and…
University of Dhaka student Muhammad Saad Ahmed has created a detailed hand-drawn sample Tk 100 banknote featuring national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The artwork includes security-inspired elements such as a UV feature an…
A 12-month Jahangirnagar University study found around 20 endangered Ganges river dolphins surviving along a 27-kilometre stretch of the Buriganga. Their encounter rate has dropped significantly since 2015. Researchers…
For 45 years, 71-year-old Mohammad Laskar Ali of Sunamganj has kept a promise to his late wife, Fuljan Bibi, to run their mustard oil business honestly and never adulterate the product. He now works with his son, using…
To honour their long-held dream of performing Hajj together, Kaarina Kaisar’s father carried her passport during the pilgrimage after she passed away on May 16. Mohammad Kaisar Hamid said he dreamed of Kaarina circumamb…
A brief encounter outside Puran Dhaka’s famous Hanif Biryani went viral after a group of diners shared their interaction with a young pen vendor. When they offered him money without buying anything, the child refused, s…
Born in Austria and raised in England, Victoria became Viqar-un-Nisa after marrying Sir Feroz Khan Noon in 1945. She founded the Viqarunnisa Noon School in Dhaka in 1952, shaping women’s education. A political activist…
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur announced that newly designed Tk 1000, Tk 50, and Tk 20 banknotes will be released before Eid. These notes will not feature any individual's image but will showcase mosques, temp…
Mexico’s Mundo magazine features Bangladesh’s July Movement as its cover story, focusing on student-led protests and the public uprising that symbolized resilience and change. The issue includes an interview with Bangla…
Zabeer Zarif Akhter, a 17-year-old student from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School in Bangladesh, has won the national title in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition. His innovative "high voltage plasma water pur…
For the first time in history, Saudi women participated in the ceremonial changing of the Kaaba’s Kiswa. They assisted by carrying parts of the Kiswa and handing them over to male workers, who then transported them to t…
81-year-old Rani Hamid, a seasoned Bangladeshi chess player, clinched a spot on the national women's team for the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, this September. Despite finishing sixth in the national champio…
Ashik Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi skydiver, set a new Guinness World Record by freefalling from a plane with the Bangladesh flag, achieving the ‘Greatest Distance Freefall with a Banner/Flag.’ He broke Indian skydiver Jiti…
Ragib Shahriar, a brilliant student at Dhaka University, has set a Guinness World Record by tapping a football 220 times in one minute, surpassing the previous record of 212 taps. He received his official certificate on…
Imranur Rahman, Bangladesh's record-breaking sprinter, is poised to make his Olympic debut in Paris, becoming the nation's third athlete to join the prestigious event. World Athletics, the global governing body, officia…
Rangpur's renowned Haribhanga mangoes are now being exported to Germany, with plans for further international expansion. In the first shipment, one ton was sent via Green Global Agro Limited, based in Dhaka. Company own…
