ECNEC approves Tk 354bn project to expand Eastern Refinery capacity

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The interim government has sanctioned a Tk 354.65 billion project to modernise and expand the capacity of Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) at a meeting of the Executive Committee of th... Read More

CEC Nasir Uddin says assurance of support from police, breaucracy boosted his confidence

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has said assurances from the field administration and police have boosted his confidence about holding a fair election. He ordered electi... Read More

Chhatra Dal holds 'welcome procession' on DU campus over Tarique's homecoming

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The Dhaka University wing of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, have taken out a "welcome rally" on the campus ahead of the homecoming of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique ... Read More

Zaima Rahman recalls childhood, hopes for future in Facebook post ahead of return

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, has shared an emotional Facebook post revisiting her childhood and setting out hopes for the future, alongside a photogr... Read More

NDF announces 119 candidates amid 'fairness concerns'

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Amid fears of a "booth-capturing" climate in the parliamentary election, Anwar Hossain Manju's Jatiya Party-JP and the 20-party National Democratic Front (NDF), formed around the Jat... Read More

Protesters clash with police outside Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Tensions have flared again outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi amid ongoing diplomatic strain between the two countries. Indian media reported that activists of the Vish... Read More

ICT orders trial of Hasina, Kamal and 15 Army officers over alleged disappearances, torture at TFI

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered the start of trial proceedings against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and 15 Army off... Read More

BNP agrees to relinquish 4 seats to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam under election deal

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The BNP has announced a seat-sharing agreement with the Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, under which the party will not contest four parliamentary constituencies in th... Read More

'Tensions' flare at Rajshahi University after war of words between Chhatra Dal and RUCSU GS

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Tensions have escalated at Rajshahi University following a public spat between the university unit of Chhatra Dal and RUCSU General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar. The exchange of state... Read More

Factories warm, kitchens cold as winter exposes Bangladesh's uneven gas supply

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Across Dhaka this winter, the gas grid has drawn an invisible line. On one side, factory floors hum uninterrupted, their boilers fed by steady pressure. On the other, kitchens flick... Read More

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