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Bangladesh raises gas price for fertiliser factories by 83%

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Bangladesh has increased the price of gas supplied to fertiliser factories by 83 percent per cubic metre. In a statement on Sunday, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC... Read More


SC lawyer Panna to represent Hasina in two enforced disappearance cases

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna has been appointed by the state to represent deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in two cases involving alleged enforced disappearances and... Read More


Amir Khosru expects elected government to 'revisit' telecom policy

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has described the telecom policy introduced by the interim administration as "complex", expressing hope that an elected government will... Read More


Strong security measures in place as 13 Army personnel taken to tribunal

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Thirteen Army officers have been taken to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in a case over their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and crimes against humanity comm... Read More


Bhutan aims to be the first to sign free trade agreement with Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay have discussed plans to begin formal negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to a... Read More


Clash erupts at Titumir College over hanging of Shibir banner

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Several people have reportedly been injured in a clash between two sides over the hanging of an Islami Chhatra Shibir banner at Dhaka's Government Titumir College. The clash broke o... Read More


Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay lands in Dhaka to warm reception

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has arrived in Bangladesh for a three-day visit, receiving a warm welcome at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Chief Advisor... Read More


Bangladesh and Bhutan ink MoUs on health, internet bandwidth

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has said Bangladesh and Bhutan signed two memoranda of understanding on healthcare services and international internet bandwidth. The MoUs were sign... Read More


Government writes to EC ordering simultaneous election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The interim government has formally written to the Election Commission (EC) to hold the parliamentary polls and a referendum on the same day. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed the... Read More


Govt rechristens 880 institutions named after Hasina family

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The interim government has renamed a total of 880 infrastructures, establishments and institutions named after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Muj... Read More