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Summit asks govt to reconsider scrapped FSRU deal; dangles cost savings over $1bn

, Sept. 10 -- Summit LNG Terminal II Co. Ltd. (SLNG II), a subsidiary of the Summit Group, has written to Petrobangla asking the state hydrocarbons agency to reconsider the termination of what would h... Read More


5.5% of Bangladeshi youth use emerging tobacco products: Study

, Sept. 10 -- Around 5.5 percent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches... Read More


Objectivity easiest way for journalists to perform their difficult job: Moyeen Khan

, Sept. 10 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Thursday said journalism is an extremely difficult profession and that, in his personal view, respo... Read More


President asks ACC to act against corruption with honesty, courage

, Sept. 10 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to act firmly against corruption, stressing that no individual should be spared because of in... Read More


All eligible individuals can contest local body polls: Shahe Alam

, Sept. 10 -- Anyone who meets the requirements will be able to contest the upcoming local government elections, as the polls will not be held on a party basis, State Minister for Local Government, Ru... Read More


Low-lying areas in Chapainawabganj inundated as rivers swell

, Sept. 10 -- lying areas along the Padma river in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj district have been inundated as the water levels in the Padma, Mahananda and Punarbhaba rivers rose sh... Read More


Measles: Bangladesh reports 7 more suspected deaths

, Sept. 10 -- Seven children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,009 ... Read More


38.5 litres of foreign liquor seized at Dhaka airport

, Sept. 10 -- Customs intelligence officials have seized 38.50 litres of foreign liquor from the baggage of seven passengers who arrived in Dhaka in an Air India flight from Mumbai. The liquor worth ... Read More


Iranian envoy pays courtesy call on President

, Sept. 10 -- Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the President s... Read More


Chief Whip warns MPs against mobile hacking, voice cloning, forged signatures

, Sept. 10 -- Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni on Thursday urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to remain alert against fraud involving the hacking of their mobile phones, voice cloning and forged signatures.... Read More