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Bangladesh intends to buy 2 more spot LNG cargoes by mid March

Dhaka, March 3 -- Bangladesh's state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy two MORE spot LNG cargoes for March 09-10 March 15-16 delivery windows to meet mounting demand dur... Read More


Soybean oil supply to normalise within two days: Adviser

Dhaka, March 3 -- The supply of soybean oil is expected to normalise within the next two days, said Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday. He made the statement while addressing the media follow... Read More


Health Ministry makes 29 civil surgeons OSD

Dhaka, March 3 -- Health and Family Welfare Ministry has placed 29 civil surgeons across the country in the position of Officers on Special Duty (OSD). The directive was issued in a notification sign... Read More


EU keen to exchange "good practices, preparedness strategies" with Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 3 -- Visiting European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib on Monday stressed more cooperation in preparedness, disaster management and climate change, including flood control, saying that the Euro... Read More


Price of 12kg LPG cylinder cut by Tk 28

Dhaka, March 3 -- The price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder has been re-fixed at Tk 1,450 for the month of March, down by Tk 28 from the previous month's price of Tk 1,478, with effect from 6:00 pm on March 3... Read More


Govt exempts VAT from several products until June 30

Dhaka, March 3 -- The government has waived Value Added Tax (VAT) on several products at the production and trading levels until June 30, 2025. The Internal Resources Division of the Finance Ministry... Read More


EBL, SQ Group sign payroll banking agreement

Dhaka, March 3 -- Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), leading private commercial bank of the country, has signed a payroll banking agreement with SQ Group, a top manufacturer of electrical products, at the EBL's ... Read More


Bangladesh braces for heat waves in March

Dhaka, March 3 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says that Bangladesh may see one to two heat waves during March. The long-term forecast released on Sunday says that the west and sout... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul falls sick, hospitalised

Dhaka, March 3 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been admitted to Gulshan's United Hospital, according to party spokesman Shairul Kabir Khan. "Sir was hospitalised yesterday [S... Read More


Man killed in Faridpur road accident

Dhaka, March 3 -- A man was killed and another injured in a road accident at Sankhali area in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur district on Monday. The deceased was Abdul Matin, 32, a resident of Sreepu... Read More