Dhaka: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Thursday expressed hope that the gas supply situation will return to normal within the next two to three days as the repair to a floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali in Cox’s …
Dhaka: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions during the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Thursday. This weather condition is attributed to the active Southwest Monsoon affectin…
Bagerhat: Police have recovered important evidence in connection with the triple murder in Kachua upazila and are examining the materials as part of their investigation, while suspected perpetrators are being kept under surveillance. Police have deplo…
Dhaka: The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance announced a series of long marches across four divisions and a ‘grand rally’ in Dhaka to demand significant economic reforms, including the reversal of increased LPG prices and improvements in essential…
Dhaka: Around 36 percent of the total loans disbursed in the country’s banking sector are currently non-performing, posing a major risk to the financial sector, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman said on Thursday. To tackle the crisis, t…
Dhaka: The Ministry of Commerce has invited government agencies and stakeholders to submit written feedback by Sunday on a draft “Gold Policy 2018 (Amended) 2026,” aimed at transforming the country’s gold sector from an informal state into a legal, re…
Dhaka: Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Thursday called for a paradigm shift towards a universal social security system, stating that Bangladesh requires a stronger and more accountable framework to tackle poverty, exclusion, a…
Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former Joint Secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha on a seven-day remand in a case over the alleged obstruction of then BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s movement by placing sand-laden trucks i…