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Tk20,000cr BB borrowing may stoke inflation

Bangladesh, April 24 -- The government injected Tk20,000 crore of high-powered money into the economy in March by borrowing from Bangladesh Bank, a move that could heighten inflationary pressure, warn... Read More


Energy Crisis: Govt, Opposition join hands

Bangladesh, April 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday announced the formation of a 10-member bipartisan committee in parliament to review the country's energy situation and recommend measu... Read More


Power crisis to ease by May

Bangladesh, April 24 -- The government has projected that Bangladesh's ongoing electricity shortage will begin to ease by May, as authorities move to boost fuel supply and increase generation capacity... Read More


Diesel hike fuels rise in freight charges, bus fares

Bangladesh, April 24 -- Freight charges for lighterage vessels operating on inland waterways are set to increase by 10 percent following a recent 15 percent hike in diesel prices, officials said. The... Read More


Tonu Murder: First arrest made after 10 years

Bangladesh, April 23 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested a suspect a decade after the rape and murder case of Sohagi Jahan Tanu, a student of Victoria Government College in Cumill... Read More


Vehicles for MPs sought to improve constituency access

Bangladesh, April 22 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Md Abul Hasnat, popularly known as Hasnat Abdullah, has called for providing official vehicles to Members of Parliament (MPs) to improve t... Read More


Women freedom in all fields including JS

Bangladesh, April 22 -- A.H.M. Hamidur Rahman Azad, Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami, has said that women are self-sufficient in lawmaking and all other fields for the welfare of the cou... Read More


Bangladesh, EU step up renewable energy push

Bangladesh, April 22 -- The European Union (EU) and Bangladesh jointly intensifying efforts to expand renewable energy as part of a broader strategy to strengthen energy security and sustainability, E... Read More


Warrant issued against Hamza

Bangladesh, April 22 -- A court in Sirajganj issued an arrest warrant against Kushtia-3 Member of Parliament Mufti Amir Hamza. The order was given on Tuesday after a hearing, over allegations that he ... Read More


Case filed against 2 addl DCs in Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh, April 22 -- A case has been filed against four people, including two Additional District Commissioners, over allegations of demanding bribe in Cox's Bazar. On Tuesday, Professor Akhtar Al... Read More