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Power crisis to ease by May

Bangladesh, April 24 -- The government has projected that Bangladesh's ongoing electricity shortage will begin to ease by May, as authorities move to boost fuel supply and increase generation capacity... Read More


Commentary: Making solar panel duty free may save billions from fuel imports while reducing load-shedding

Bangladesh, April 24 -- Today Bangladesh is spending an estimated $7-9 billion every year importing fuel just to generate electricity. Roughly $3.8-4 billion goes toward LNG, while another $3-5 billi... Read More


Diesel hike fuels rise in freight charges, bus fares

Bangladesh, April 24 -- Freight charges for lighterage vessels operating on inland waterways are set to increase by 10 percent following a recent 15 percent hike in diesel prices, officials said. The... Read More


'Inspection rooms' at upazilas stir fears of MP control

Bangladesh, April 24 -- A government move to set up designated "inspection rooms" for Members of Parliament inside Upazila Parishad complexes has triggered concern among governance experts, who fear i... Read More


Yunnan Minzu University delegation visits BKSP

Bangladesh, April 24 -- A four-member delegation from Yunnan Minzu University (YMU), China, visited Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) on Thursday. The BKSP-team led by Director General Briga... Read More


Shooter Koly's ban lifted on a set of conditions

Bangladesh, April 24 -- The Bangladesh Shooting Federation has lifted the ban imposed on shooter Kamrun Nahar Koly. But Koly's return is both joyful and challenging, because she will have to comply w... Read More


Tonu Murder: First arrest made after 10 years

Bangladesh, April 23 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested a suspect a decade after the rape and murder case of Sohagi Jahan Tanu, a student of Victoria Government College in Cumill... Read More


Underworld resurfaces, grips capital with fear

Bangladesh, April 23 -- Old criminal networks appear to have resurfaced across Dhaka and beyond, with extortion re-emerging in a more organised, technology-driven form following recent political chang... Read More


Rising heat deepens power outage woes

Bangladesh, April 23 -- As temperatures rise across the country, electricity demand is surging, intensifying load-shedding nationwide and fuelling concerns of a worsening power crisis in the months ah... Read More


BD seeks greater Japanese investment coop

Bangladesh, April 23 -- Bangladesh on Wednesday invited greater Japanese investment, highlighting political stability, business-friendly incentives and a vast domestic consumer market. The call was m... Read More