Long-route bus fares up 22%, intracity 16%
The government has increased fares of inter-district and long route buses by 22% and 16.27% in Dhaka.
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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneFuel price hike piles pressure on citizens
The recent hike in fuel prices will have a severe impact on citizens, affecting their purchasing power, transport freedom, business, and overall standard of living, experts have said.
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Hundreds of people are seen at a gas station in Kushtia Dhaka TribuneThe grilling of Hero Alam
The recent police detention and questioning of social media influencer Ashraful Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam, related to “cyber allegations’, including sharing of "offensive, defamatory, illegal videos" and other content on his official social media channels, have led to an outcry among netizens.
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Ashraful Alom Saeed aka Hero Alam FacebookWhat is the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad?
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the armed group, Israel says is the target of its latest Gaza bombardment, is an Iran-backed group founded in 1981 and committed to armed resistance against the Jewish state.
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File photo: Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group take part in a demonstration marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day in Rafah, in the southern Gaza strip on April 17, 2022 AFPExperts dismayed over whopping fuel price hikes
While public dissatisfaction has been felt since Friday's increase in fuel oil prices, experts are still trying to dissect what led to the sudden decision, when fuel prices were reportedly falling in global markets.
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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneBefaq: PM Hasina irritated over recommendations to transform Qawmi madrasa
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her dissatisfaction over the letter containing recommendations for transforming Qawmi madrasas of the country by Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury.
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The letter with recommendations for transformation in Bangladesh’s Qawmi madrasas Bangla Tribune