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Qatar extends LNG cargo cancellations to Bangladesh, Pakistan and Italy

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- QatarEnergy has informed European and Asian buyers that the restriction of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz means that cancellations of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo wi... Read More


Drink-driving man kills Bangladeshi mother, daughter in US road crash

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Two members of a family of Bangladeshi nationals have been killed while two others have been injured after a vehicle driving the wrong way crashed into their car in the US state... Read More


Implementing new pay scale may raise inflation a bit, says information advisor

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- The new salary structure approved by the government for public sector employees on Monday could lead to a slight increase in inflation, says Prime Minister's Information and Bro... Read More


Load-shedding shifted to Dhaka to ease power cuts elsewhere: Information Advisor Zahed

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Load-shedding has increased significantly in Dhaka as part of an effort to ease the burden of power cuts outside the capital. Speaking at the weekly press briefing on governmen... Read More


Bangladesh voter count nears 128.8mn as EC finalises list ahead of local polls

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- The Election Commission (EC) has finalised its updated voter list ahead of local government elections, with Bangladesh's total voter count now standing at 128.78 million. EC Se... Read More


SSC exams after Ramadan, no reason to postpone for now: education minister

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that it is not possible to conduct the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams at the scheduled time due to the holy month o... Read More


Rangpur family murder suspects Mugdha, Siddhartha test negative for drugs

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Drug tests on two suspects in the murder case involving retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife and their two children in Rangpur have found no traces of drugs in their b... Read More


Probe recommends action against Sitakunda shipyard owner over 10 worker deaths

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- A ministry probe has found severe safety lapses and negligence to be responsible for the deaths of 10 workers from toxic gas exposure at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industry's ... Read More


Six more die from suspected measles cases in a day

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh has recorded six more deaths from suspected measles cases in a 24-hour count. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said 94 people tested positive for me... Read More


68% of women have to visit offices for government e-services, CPD study finds

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Despite many government services being officially available online, 68 percent of women still have to go in person to government offices or leave home to complete them, a study ... Read More