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Barapukuria Unit-I resumes power generation

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Electricity generation has resumed at Unit-1 of the Barapukuria coal-fired Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur after a four-day shutdown caused by a boiler tube failure. Chief Engineer ... Read More


BB autonomy, banking reform legislation before long

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Central bank autonomy and banking-reform bills of legislation before long as the finance adviser pledges a push within the interim government tenure as experts plead for healing chro... Read More


Tax compliance won't improve without transparency in expenditure: Experts

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Tax compliance in Bangladesh will remain weak unless taxpayers can clearly see how their money is being spent, economists and business leaders said on Wednesday, highlighting transpa... Read More


Tarique promises family cards for 40m households

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party would introduce family cards for 40 million households if his party comes to power. He made the remarks on Thursday during an interact... Read More


BTRC moves to award 700 MHz spectrum to GP amid legal challenge

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Bangladesh's telecom regulator has moved forward with a controversial allocation of 700 MHz spectrum to Grameenphone (GP), despite unresolved legal disputes, objections from rival op... Read More


Subsidised credit recommended to stabilise egg, poultry price volatility

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Targeted subsidised credit and stronger market oversight are essential to stabilise poultry and egg prices, according to a Bangladesh Bank study on the agricultural sector. The stud... Read More


Dhaka court rejects journalist Anis Alamgir's bail in anti-terror case

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- A Dhaka court has rejected journalist Anis Alamgir's bail petition in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Judge Md Alamgir of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Cou... Read More


Merged banks' depositors to get profits

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Bangladesh Bank has reversed its earlier decision and approved profit payments for depositors of five merged banks following criticism and protests. The central bank conveyed the de... Read More


Doctor beaten after patient dies at Dhaka Medical

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Relatives of a patient who died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have allegedly physically assaulted and abused doctors, accusing them of negligence in treatment. Following ... Read More


Massive turnout at Alia Madrasa for Tarique's rally

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- One procession after another is streaming into the Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet as the BNP awaits the kickoff of its election campaign through a rally led by party chief Tarique Rah... Read More