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অক্টোবর মাসে তরলীকৃত পেট্রোলিয়াম গ্যাসের (এলপিজি) মূল্য বাড়ছে নাকি কমছে, তা জানা যাবে আজ বুধবার। এদিন এক মাসের জন্য এলপিজির নতুন দাম ঘোষণা করা হবে। মঙ্গলবার বাংলাদেশ এনার্জি রেগুলেটরি কমিশনের (বিইআরসি) এক বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে এ তথ্য জানানো হয়। এতে বলা হয়, সৌদি আরামকো ঘোষিত অক্টোবর (২০২৪) মাসের সৌদি সিপি অনুযায়ী এ মাসের জন্য ভোক্তা পর্যায়ে বেসরকারি এলপিজির মূল্য সমন্বয় সম্পর্কে বাংলাদেশ এনার্জি রেগুলেটরি কমিশনের নির্দেশনা বুধবার বিকেল ৩টায় ঘোষণা করা হবে। গত ২ সেপ্টেম্বর ভোক্তা পর্যায়ে সেপ্টেম্বর মাসের জন্য ১২ কেজির সিলিন্ডারের দাম আগস্ট মাসের তুলনায় ৪৪ টাকা বাড়িয়ে ১ হাজার ৪২১ টাকা নির্ধারণ করা হয়। আর গত আগস্ট ও জুলাইয়ে…

Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman met with the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus. He met the Chief Advisor on Tuesday (October 01). The Chief Advisor's Press Wing said that Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman met with the Chief Advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House, Jamuna.

In Kaliakoir, the then SP of Gazipur, Harun Or Rashid, was once a figure of terror. He would use private forces to capture influential people in the area and brutally torture them for money. If they could not pay the money as demanded, the land would be forcibly taken away. Many people saved their lives by paying money in installments. The forest-eating cobbler Jasim, who was shot dead, used to cooperate with Harun in these activities. On Harun's orders, cobbler Jasim would arrest influential people in the area with the DB police, blindfold them and torture them, demanding huge amounts of money. If they could not pay, they would be tortured all night and taken to DB Harun's Gazipur office in the early hours of the morning. There, the torture would be carried out in a second round. Unable to find any other way to save their lives, the victims would sacrifice cows, goats,…

A court has remanded former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's private industry affairs advisor Salman F. Rahman for another 7 days in two separate cases. He was produced in court after the fourth round of remand on Wednesday (October 2). On that day, the detective police applied for remand in the explosives and murder cases of Dohar Police Station. After the remand hearing, the court granted a 4-day remand in the explosives case of Babganj Police Station and a 3-day remand in the murder case of Dohar Police Station. With today's remand, this former advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was remanded for the fifth time in total. Earlier, Salman F. Rahman was arrested from the Sadarghat area while fleeing by boat on August 13.

The advisory council has not yet taken any decision on the term of the interim government or when the next elections will be held, said Dr. Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government of Bangladesh. In response to the question whether there was any discussion in the advisory council on this, Dr. Yunus said, "We have discussed it. But we have not taken a decision." He said this in an exclusive interview with Voice of America Bangla in New York, USA, after his speech at the United Nations General Assembly last Friday. Earlier, by completing important reforms in Bangladesh, the interim government will be able to organize an acceptable national election in Bangladesh within the next 18 months, so that the country will continue to provide strong support to the interim government...

The state has appealed to the court to remove the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from the investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi. The application was made to the High Court bench headed by Justice Farah Mahbub on Monday (September 30). Earlier, on Sunday (September 29), the plaintiff in the case and Runi's brother, Nowsher Ali Roman, appointed lawyer Shishir Monir for the first time in the Sagar-Runi murder case. Incidentally, the journalist couple Sagar-Runi were brutally murdered in their rented house in West Rajabazar in the capital on the night of February 11, 2012. Their mutilated bodies were recovered the next morning. Later, on February 12 of that year, Runi's brother Nowsher Ali Roman filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station as the plaintiff.…

The chief advisor to the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, said, "Our responsibility is to complete the reforms as soon as possible and prepare for the elections. We have no chance of failure." He said this in an interview with Japan's state broadcaster NHK in New York, USA. Dr. Muhammad Yunus said, "The youth have sacrificed their lives for the revolution." He also highlighted his position on involving the young generation in the government's policymaking. He said, "Bangladesh seeks the support of Japan, the largest donor country, at this critical juncture." Dr. Muhammad Yunus also emphasized how important Japan's cooperation is for restoring the country's economy and solidifying the foundation of democracy. The chief…

Nobel laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is in talks to expand the number of advisors. Four to five new faces may join the current advisors. New advisors will be added to reduce the workload of advisors who are serving in multiple ministries, including important ministries. There are discussions that experienced people in the work of the relevant ministries may join the advisory council. No one can say the exact date by when the advisory council will be expanded. However, it is known that the Cabinet Division has also made initial preparations in this regard. An official of the Cabinet Division, who did not want to be named, said that there was a discussion earlier this month about expanding the advisory council. The chief advisor returned to the country…

The Chief Advisor to the Interim Government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has returned home after attending the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly and other high-level bilateral meetings. The Qatar Airways commercial flight carrying the Chief Advisor and his entourage landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 3:32 am on Saturday (September 28). The press wing of the Chief Advisor confirmed this. Earlier, a Qatar Airways commercial flight carrying the Chief Advisor and his entourage left New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for Dhaka at 9:30 pm local time on Friday. The flight landed at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport after 2 am Bangladesh time today (September 29).

A legal notice has been issued to the concerned parties seeking a maximum price of 700 taka per kg of hilsa fish. Supreme Court lawyer Khandaker Hasan Shahriar sent the notice on Sunday (September 29). The notice names the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, the Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, the Director General of the National Consumer Rights Protection Department, the Chairman of the Bangladesh Competition Commission, the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue and the Chief Controller of the Office of the Chief Controller of Import and Export as respondents. In addition, India and Bangladesh have agreed to monitor the wholesale and retail markets of hilsa fish within the next 7 days, take effective steps to prevent illegal smuggling of hilsa fish across the border, and adopt a joint action plan in response to issues such as rising sea temperatures and climate change.