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Eight projects proposed to enhance gas reserves

Eight new projects are proposed for survey, exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons to enhance gas reserves in a latest push to cut Bangladesh's dependence on foreign-exchange-sapping imported petroleum fuels.Sources say the total cost of the projects, put forward by Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD), is estimated at Tk 136.95...

UN Secretary-General Guterres in Dhaka

Hopes get in high pitch about a remedy for the prolonged Rohingya crisis Bangladesh is burdened with as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is now in Dhaka for a four-day visit. Foreign affairs adviser of the interim government Md Touhid Hossain received Guterres at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on the UN...

Manzur Elahi laid to eternal rest after mournful funerals

The curtain falls on an iconic patron in business and social service with the mournful funerals and burial of Syed Manzur Elahi.An eminent businessman and visionary entrepreneur in Bangladesh's business community, he was laid to eternal rest at the Banani Graveyard in the capital, Dhaka, on Thursday afternoon. His final...

Rape victim Magura girl loses battle for life

The eight-year-old girl, who was raped while visiting her sister's house in Magura, died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Dhaka on Thursday, leaving her family and the entire nation in grief.She died at 1:00pm and was buried hours after her body was brought to Magura stadium by a helicopter...

Smelling coups smacks of disinformation hypes

Dhaka rebuts a recent spate of "unfounded" stories in certain Indian media outlets, such as The Economic Times and India Today, smelling 'coups' or 'instability within Bangladesh Army' as not only baseless but also deeply irresponsible. "Such disinformation campaigns undermine the principles of non-interference and severely diminish respect while also...

Deferral facility takers won't be able to declare dividends

The banks currently availing the "deferral facility" from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to maintain provisioning and other expenditure will not be allowed to declare dividends for that year.For instance, if a bank takes the deferral facility from the BB in 2025, it will not be able to declare dividends for...