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Bangladesh's energy import dependence jumps to 62.5%, power costs rise 83%: IEEFA

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh's primary energy imports rose from 47.7% to 62.5% in four years, exposing its vulnerability to the volatile international fossil fuel market and raising the power generation... Read More


'Road extortion': Indefinite truck strike in Dinajpur from May 12

Dinajpur, May 7 -- Truck owners and workers in Dinajpur have announced an indefinite strike from May 12, demanding an end to alleged extortion in the name of collecting toll on roads. The decision wa... Read More


Bogura to be developed as major aviation hub: Minister

Dhaka, May 7 -- Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam on Thursday said Bogura will be transformed into one of the country's major aviation hubs by utilising the vast potential of the north... Read More


BGB on high alert at Benapole, C'nawabganj borders over possible push-ins

Dhaka, May 7 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has intensified security and surveillance along Benapole border in Jashore amid concerns over possible push-ins following the situation surrounding the We... Read More


Evicted hawkers' spots in Gulistan now occupied by cars

, May 7 -- What was meant to restore order in the bustling commercial hub of Gulistan in Dhaka has instead turned into another layer of urban chaos. Following the eviction of street vendors, authorit... Read More


Shapla Chattar massacre: ICT orders journalists Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa produced on May 14

Dhaka, May 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to produce journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa before it on May 14 in connection with the 2... Read More


ICT orders Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa produced in Shapla Chattar massacre case

Dhaka, May 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to produce journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa before it on May 14 in connection with the 2... Read More


Businessman hacked dead in Jashore over shop rent dispute

Jashore, May 7 -- A businessman has been hacked to death in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore allegedly after refusing to rent out a shop, police said. The victim, Anisur Rahman, 66, was attacked in fron... Read More


Petition seeks case against Prof Yunus, Asif Nazrul, 14 others over Milestone tragedy

, May 7 -- A petition was filed on Thursday with a Dhaka court seeking its directives to file a case against 16 people including former Chief Adviser Prof Yunus and former Law Adviser Asif Nazrul in c... Read More


Missing madrasha student's body recovered in Mymensingh

Mymensingh, May 7 -- The body of a madrasha student who went missing after a boat capsized in a waterbody in Valuka municipality of Mymensingh was recovered on Thursday morning, nearly 18 hours after ... Read More