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'False and baseless': BCB rebuffs reports of ICC ultimatum over T20 WC matches in India

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has rejected reports that it was issued an ultimatum by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the upcoming T20 World Cup, calling the claims ... Read More


Are environmental crimes acknowledged enough?

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- When we think of crime, we mostly picture handcuffs, courtrooms, and crime scenes splashed with police tape. Rarely do we imagine a river slowly turning black, a forest vanishing over... Read More


Rampal power plant tops national electricity generation for second month

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Rampal Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant has secured the top position in electricity generation in December, the second consecutive month, according to a press release issued by the p... Read More


Rural health clinics: promises,performances, and despair

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Across Bangladesh's countryside, a remarkable health-policy transformation has unfolded over the past two decades. Tens of thousands of low-level health posts-community clinics and un... Read More


NBR launches automated online VAT refund system

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday launched an automated online Value Added Tax (VAT) refund system, allowing refunds to be transferred directly to taxpayers' bank accou... Read More


Dozens of auditors, firms under scanners over cooking books

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- A host of audit firms and auditors are under the scanner of government investigation agencies over alleged irregularities in audited financials of business tycoons implicated in the m... Read More


Clearing public perception on cybersecurity crucial ahead of polls: Debapriya

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Noted economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has called for all political parties to clear public perception on cybersecurity during their election campaigns, warning of massive digital ... Read More


BPC retenders SPM O&M contract

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The government has renewed efforts to appoint a contractor for the operation and maintenance (O&M) and marine services of Bangladesh's first single-point mooring (SPM) for a five-year... Read More


Venezuela to export $2b worth of oil to US

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, a flagship negotiation... Read More


Gas crunch hits fertiliser output

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The state-run BCIC has sought an uninterrupted supply of at least 197 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) to keep four urea fertiliser factories operational for 11 consecutive m... Read More