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Process on to make BPC a public co

State minister for power, energy and mineral resources on Tuesday said his ministry is working on drawing the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) into the capital market.Nasrul Hamid disclosed this while speaking as the chief guest at the Bangladesh-Singapore Business Forum.The business forum was jointly organised by the Federation of Bangladesh...

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All 12 boys, coach exit Thai flooded cave

MAE SAI (Thailand), July 10 (AFP): All 12 boys and their coach who became trapped in a flooded Thai cave more than a fortnight ago have been rescued, the Navy SEALs announced on Tuesday, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that has captivated the world.The Thai SEALs and elite foreign...

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Bangladesh leading global push to get transitional benefits

Bangladesh is leading a global push for getting the LDC-related benefits for the nations that are set to graduate to a developing country status in the coming years.The country is set to co-host an international event on "Supporting Smooth Transition of the LDCs towards a Sustainable Graduation" during the 'High...

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BB faces tough task to lower inflation after spike

The central bank may face a challenge to bring down the average annual inflation to 5.6 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY) after it exceeded the target in the last fiscal.The average annual inflation exceeded the government target of 5.5 per cent in FY 2017-18 mainly due to...

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News Watch (11-7-2018)

Two more ‘drug traders’ die in city, N’ganj ‘gunfights’Two more suspected drug traders were killed in separate gunfights with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Mirpur of the city and Narayanganj early on Tuesday. In Dhaka, suspected drug trader Ibrahim Pilot Babu, 35, was killed in a reported gunfight in the...

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Prayer Timings-(11-7-2018)

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