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AL govt left Tk 56,000cr liabilities

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said 'fascist' Awami League government left Tk 56,000 crore in outstanding liabilities in the power sector. He s... Read More


JICA reaffirms pledges to Bangladesh's sustainable dev

Bangladesh, July 7 -- President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dr Tanaka Akihiko, concluded a five-day official visit to Bangladesh, reaffirming the enduring Japan-Bangladesh St... Read More


3 killed in Khagrachhari gunfight

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Police have reported that three people were killed in a gunfight between two factions of a regional organisation in Khagrachhari. Md. Ferdous Wahid, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Pan... Read More


Bangladesh joins int'l maritime liability conventions

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Bangladesh has taken a significant step towards strengthening marine environmental protection, safeguarding coastal communities, and promoting sustainable maritime trade by acced... Read More


Gang Rape 7 sentenced to death in Jamalpur

Bangladesh, July 7 -- A Jamalpur court on Monday sentenced seven people to death for violating a woman last year. Judge of the Jamalpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1, Muhammad Ab... Read More


War fallout halves Qatar LNG deliveries to BD

Bangladesh, July 7 -- QatarEnergy has reduced its scheduled deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh by half for this year, according to Petrobangla's Acting Chairman Abdul Mannan and i... Read More


Govt steps up push for digital finance

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday called for accelerating the digitalisation of Bangladesh's financial services, saying innovation and technology are critic... Read More


Govt reviewing 'unethical' power deal

Bangladesh, July 7 -- The government has launched a review of private power purchase agreements and electricity billing practices as part of broader efforts to improve governance and ensure the long-t... Read More


'Health budget doubled to improve medical services'

Bangladesh, July 6 -- The government has doubled the health sector allocation in the national budget to strengthen healthcare services and improve disease diagnosis, particularly at the grassroots lev... Read More


Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq passes away

Bangladesh, July 6 -- Bangla Academy President and eminent writer Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq passed away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 86. He breathed his last at around 2:30pm at the Natio... Read More