Savoy Discone ice cream introduces a new indulgent variant

Popular ice cream brand Savoy has launched a new variant of its Discone range – Vanilla Choco Brownie with Creamy Caramel. This latest addition brings together an irresistible combination of cookies, brownie and caramel, delivering a unique taste and delightful experience in every bite.The new Discone features a rich dark chocolate disc on top, layered with cookie and brownie crumbles for added crunchy texture. Beneath it lies smooth vanilla choco brownie ice cream, with a creamy caramel surprise at the centre. All of this is wrapped in a super crispy chocolate wafer cone, finished with a thick dark chocolate layer at the bottom.As today’s youth increasingly seek new flavors and exciting indulgent experiences, they are looking for more than just ice cream – they want something that breaks the monotony of everyday life. Savoy believes this new Discone variant delivers exactly that kind of indulgent escape.A spokesperson from Savoy said, “We always strive to offer...

Tk 50,000cr poultry industry on brink of collapse under tax burden

Bangladesh’s growing poultry industry, worth approximately Tk 50,000 crore, is facing an existential crisis due to skyrocketing production costs and heavy taxation.The recent price hike of chicken and poultry products affected the market. The sector experts and analysts warn that without immediate government intervention to reduce production costs in the upcoming budget, the sector could collapse, leading to a severe protein deficiency for the next generation.Over the last five years, prod...

Bangladesh exports jute goods to 138 countries, raw jute to 30: Minister

Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Thursday said Bangladesh exported raw jute to 30 countries and jute goods to 138 nations during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years.In response to a query from ruli...

Journalists call for bdt 100 minimum price on cigarettes to protect public health

Journalists have called for setting the minimum retail price of a 10-stick cigarette pack at BDT 100 by merging the low and medium tiers, in order to protect public health and prevent tobacco use among youth. They also proposed imposing a specific tax of BDT 4 per pack across all tiers.The demands were raised at a workshop titled “Tobacco Tax Increase in the FY 2026–27 Budget: Role of Journalists in Protecting Public Health”, organized by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh on Thursday.The keynote paper was presented by Dr. Shafiun Nahin Shimul of the Health Economics Institute at the University of Dhaka. Distinguished guests included Sheikh Momina Moni, Program Director of the National Tobacco Control Cell and Additional Secretary (World Health Wing); Md. Mostafi...

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Politicisation of cricket looks set to continue under new government

In Bangladesh, cricket is far more than a national obsession. Combined with its enormous commercial appeal, the game has been converted into the ultimate political currency.The recent dissolution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the lightning-fast installation of a politically connected ad-hoc committee exposes a harsh reality: governments may change, but the state or ruling dispensation's suffocating grip on the country's most popular sport remains completely unbroken.For decades, ruling regimes have understood that controlling cricket is a way to control the masses. During Sheikh Hasina's long period of rule, which is often called an authoritarian regime by political analysts, the BCB functioned as little more than a direct wing of the state machinery.The partisan dominance was absolute. It spread into every level of the administration, from the high-level boardroom decisions down to the stadium gates. It reached a point where the national team was actually led by sitting members of parliament. This wasn't a coincidence; it was a strategy to use the sport as a populist tool, designed to unify a fractured public under the ruling party's banner while masking the government’s deeper failures.When the Awami League government collapsed in August 2024, the BCB naturally fell into chaos.The power vacuum led to the emergence of a new board headed by Aminul Islam Bulbul, formed under the watch of the interim government. It was sold to the public as a necessary transition to keep the sport stable. However, in the tough landscape of Bangladeshi spo...

Move to stop waterlogging hailed

Waterlogging in the city of Dhaka has become a perennial problem. Decades passed, but little has been done to remove this nagging trouble. As a consequence, public sufferings compounded over the years...

Tarique Rahman Takes the helm at a defining moment for BNP

Tarique Rahman’s formal assumption of the chairmanship of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) marks a long-anticipated and constitutionally grounded transition in the party’s leadership. After serving nearly seven years as Acting Chair...

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