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Police yesterday arrested a Jubo League leader and four of his associates for allegedly beating up cattle traders and snatching away Tk 5,000 from them in the capital’s Shukrabad area early.

Anamika Roy, a resident of Azimpur’s New Paltan Lane, has been without tap water supply at home for five days.

If there is one indicator that epitomises the government's mismanagement of the economy in recent times, it is inflation -- which raced to an 11-year high of 9.94 percent in May.

Police yesterday recovered two unidentified children’s bodies from the lake at Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in the capital’s Rayerbazar.

The more roads you build, the more cars there will be to fill them up. I am no expert, but the numbers don’t lie.

Shakil Hossain, a private job holder residing in the capital’s Mohammadpur area, expressed his frustration regarding his commute to Farmgate on his bicycle, as he is forced to ride outside the dedicated lane.

With life in the capital limping in the searing heat, city dwellers are suffering due to frequent power cuts.

Rejecting assurances from three ministers, student protesters hit the streets for the fifth straight day yesterday, issuing a clarion call to meet their demands for a safe and orderly road and justice for their two fellows killed in recent road crash.

Power cuts are likely to increase in June as the dollar crisis, fuel shortage and maintenance work leave around 45 percent of the country's power generation capacity unutilised at a time when the mercury is rising again.

Small wooden furniture businesses in Bangladesh are facing a deep financial crisis as the demand for their products has fallen drastically, according to market players.