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Bangladesh's winter demand slump leaves 3 in 4 plants idle but consumers keep paying capacity charges

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- On cold winter evenings, when households retreat indoors and factory floors fall quiet, sprawling fleets of power plants hum not with activity, but with costly silence. Chimneys stand... Read More


Most BNP, Jamaat hopefuls in Chattogram look to fund campaigns with loans, donated money, says EC

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Most BNP and Jamaat candidates in Chattogram are relying heavily on borrowed and donated funds to finance their parliamentary campaigns, according to statements filed with the Electio... Read More


2 killed as bus overturns and collides with microbus in Cumilla

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Two passengers have been killed and at least 10 others injured when the driver lost control of a bus on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla's Eliotganj, causing it to overturn bef... Read More


Prof Sadeka, Jamal among four teachers facing 'syndicate charges'

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Dhaka University's top policy-making body, the syndicate, has "framed charges" against four teachers of the Department of Sociology over allegations of taking a position against stude... Read More


Didar A Husain re-elected IUB board chair for 2026-27 term

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Didar A Husain, a founding trustee of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been re-elected chairman of the university's Board of Trustees for a two-year term covering 2026-27... Read More


Chuadanga feels the chill as mercury plummets to season-low 6.9degC

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The mercury has continued to drop in Chuadanga as a sharp winter chill grips Bangladesh. The western district logged a temperature of 6.9 degrees Celsius -- the lowest of the season ... Read More


Early results show neck-and-neck race for JnUCSU VP

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Preliminary results from seven departments in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) election indicate a closely contested race for the post of vice-president (VP).... Read More


Bangladesh added to US visa bond scheme requiring payments of up to $15,000

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh has been added to a list of countries whose citizens are required to post a visa bond of up to $15,000 in order to travel to the United States. Under the policy, applicant... Read More


From Brahmanbaria to Burj Khalifa: Three Dubai flats and 22-fold loan surge in 7 years for Ekramuzzaman

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The declared wealth and borrowing of Syed AK Ekramuzzaman, a former lawmaker expelled from the BNP, have risen sharply over the past seven years, according to an analysis of his elect... Read More


Bangladesh must play T20 World Cup matches in India: reports

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh will be required to travel to India to take part in next month's T20 World Cup after the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected a request to move the team's matches o... Read More