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Bottled soybean oil price hiked by Tk 5 per litre to Tk 204

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The government has increased the retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 5 per litre, raising it to Tk 204 from Tk 199. The decision was taken following a price review meeting bet... Read More


Lightning kills 2 in Bagerhat

, Sept. 2 -- Two siblings were killed when a thunderbolt struck them while working at a paddy field in Shoulkhali village of Morrelganj upazila in Bagerhat district on Wednesday. The deceased were id... Read More


Hormuz Strait's reopening doesn't depend on one party; multiple actors involved: Dhaka

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Wednesday said keeping the Strait of Hormuz open does not depend on just one single party, stressing that there are a range of com... Read More


CCGP approves Tk 383.84cr road works in Bandarban under World Bank project

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved awarding of contracts worth around Tk 383.84 crore for two road improvement and construction works in Bandar... Read More


PM unveils rooftop solar incentives, 10-year energy road map

, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government has taken a range of initiatives to promote renewable energy including financial incentives for rooftop solar power as part ... Read More


Gas, power supply to normalise within 1-1.5 weeks: Rizvi

, Sept. 2 -- BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said adequate gas and electricity supply to households, mills and factories would be restored within the next one to one-and-a-... Read More


PM outlines 5-point plan to tackle Bangladesh's energy crisis

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday outlined a five-point comprehensive government plan to tackle the country's ongoing energy crisis by boosting domestic gas product... Read More


VFS Global launches South Korea visa services in Bangladesh

, Sept. 2 -- VFS Global, the global leader in trusted technology services, empowering secure mobility for governments and citizens, has announced the launch of South Korea visa services in Bangladesh ... Read More


President stresses more balanced, mutually beneficial US trade deal

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said there is scope to make the Bangladesh-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade more balanced and mutually beneficial, taking into acco... Read More


Stop road construction on Cox's Bazar beach sand dunes: HC

, Sept. 2 -- The High Court on Wednesday ordered an eight-week halt to road construction work on the sand dunes of Cox's Bazar sea beach and issued a rule in a contempt of court case filed over the al... Read More