Bidding for 26 offshore blocks shortly with baits for IOCs
A much-sought-after bidding round offering some 26 offshore hydrocarbon blocks to potential international oil companies (IOCs) with sweetened terms is expected to be launched shortly, says a senior official of Petrobangla.The energy and mineral resources division (EMRD) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) has forwarded the...
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Govt to import 1.7m tonnes of fertilisers to ensure Aman season supply
The government plans to import more than 1.7 million tonnes of fertiliser from the Middle East and alternative sources to ensure supply for the Aman season starting in June, amid a sharp drop in local production.Output at domestic fertiliser factories has nearly come to a halt due to a fuel...
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BD requests extended donor support
Bangladesh government has sought extended financial and technical supports from foreign development partners to weather the economic shocks stemming from the Gulf crisis and to accelerate implementation of its election pledges, officials say.Formal requests for the support were despatched to a broad coalition of multilateral and bilateral lenders recently, officials...
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Work will start soon on road, rail links on Dhaka-Sylhet route: PM
SYLHET, May 02 (BSS): Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Saturday the government would soon begin work to upgrade road and rail connectivity on the Dhaka-Sylhet route, aiming to ease travel and boost regional economic activity."The condition of the road to travel from Sylhet to Dhaka is so poor and...
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Iran war 'terminated' ahead of deadline, says US
WASHINGTON (AP): The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete...
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