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February 24, 2025

Brugmansia: mysterious ‘Devil’s Breath’ in Bangladesh

Feature Contributor: 

In the lush landscapes of Bangladesh, where vibrant flowers adorn homes and gardens, an exotic yet infamous plant remains relatively unknown—the Brugmansia, commonly referred to as ‘Devil’s Breath.’ With its large, trumpet-shaped flowers and sweet fragrance, this plant holds an eerie reputation worldwide. Often associated with myths, medicine, and even crime, Brugmansia is both fascinating and frightening. Native to South America, Brugmansia is known for its striking beauty and hallucinogenic properties. The plant contai

Remittance inflows reach Tk16,000cr in 15 days

Staff Reporter:

Bangladesh has received remittances totaling $1.312 billion (Tk 16,009 crore at an exchange rate of Tk 122 per dollar) in the first 15 days of February 2025.

Earlier, in January, expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2.19 billion in remittances. For the last six consecutive months, since August of the current fiscal year, remittance inflows have exceeded $2 billion each month.

According to th...

Two businesses fined Tk9,000 in Chuadanga

Chuadanga Correspondent:

The National Consumer Rights Protection Directorate (NCRPD) of Chuadanga conducted an operation in the Bara Bazar area of Chuadanga town and fined two businesses Tk 9,000 for not displaying proper price lists.

During the raid, wholesale and retail shops selling essential commodities were monitored. Sheikh Barek Store, owned by Md. Abdul Basit Sheikh, was fined Tk 2,000, while M

IUB hosts Dhaka-North regional round of Physics Olympiad

The Department of Physical Sciences at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) hosted the "Physics Olympiad 2025 Dhaka North Regional Round" with a closing ceremony and prize distribution event on February 14, 2025, at the university auditorium.

Consumers to get beef at Tk 650 per kg during Ramadan

bdreports24 Desk:  The government will sell beef at Tk 650 per kg through mobile trucks during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan so that consumers can get essential protein sources along with mutton, milk, eggs, and fish, as part of its regular initiative at an affordable price during Ramadan. Farida Akhter, the Fisheries and Livestock Adviser, announced this today after an event at the Agricultural Research Council in Farmgate, Dhaka.

"The ministry initially decided not to sell beef and mutton ...

Maintain law and order strictly, CA to DCs 

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) on Sunday to strictly maintain law and order and strengthen market monitoring in the country. “Maintaining the country's law and order is the top priority of the government, so the DCs should not fail in any way to this end,” he said while inaugurating three-day DCs Conference in Shapla Hall of his office here. Running a government is a team work, Prof Yunus said, adding the Bangladesh government should be a team where no one should do any mistake that makes the whole team deprived of success. He stressed the need for maintaining coordination in the works of poli...
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