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Extra Tk 45b sought to foot bloated LNG-import bills only for April

Ballooning energy cost overruns set budget amid the Gulf crisis as a hefty subsidy worth around Tk 45 billion or US$370 million is sought only to meet LNG-import bills for a single month of April.Officials say the state-run Petrobangla has placed the subsidy demand with the Ministry of Finance (MoF),...

March posts 18.07pc negative growth

Merchandise-export earnings of Bangladesh have been on a climb-down for eight consecutive months with the single-month tally for last March having registered an 18.07-percent year-on-year negative growth.In March 2026, Bangladesh received US$3.48 billion in export earnings which was US$4.28 billion in March 2025, according to the data released Thursday by...

Iran fires missiles at Israel, Gulf neighbours

DUBAI, UAE, Apr 2 (AP): Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran's continued ability to attack even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon.Iran's strikes on its neighbours along with...

Four more die of measles, 26 new cases

At least four more patients have died from measles in the past 24 hours, with 26 new cases confirmed across the country amid a worsening outbreak, according to health authorities.In a bulletin issued on Thursday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said the total number of deaths from confirmed...

16 ordinances set to lapse, repeal of four recommended

A recommendation has been made to introduce bills for the repeal and preservation of four ordinances. These include the National Parliament Secretariat (Interim Special Provisions) Ordinance, the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025, and the Supreme Court Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.Although the Constitution instructs enacting...

Ensure priority fuel supply to safeguard connectivity, says AMTOB

The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has urgently called on the government to ensure priority fuel supply and stable electricity for telecom infrastructure, warning that any prolonged shortage could disrupt nationwide connectivity and cripple the country's digital economy, with the situation already beginning to affect telecom operations...

12kg LPG cylinder price leaps by Tk 387

The price of a 12kg cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has seen the highest hike in a month as the energy regulator has raised it by 28.85 per cent, or Tk 387, to Tk 1,728 for April from the previous month's Tk 1,341.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Jalal...

All shops to shut by 8pm

Against the backdrop of the global instability triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East, the Bangladesh Shop Owners' Association (BSOA) has decided to close all shops, commercial outlets and shopping malls across the country by 8:00 pm to save electricity and fuel.The association in a press release sent...