Govt body opposes KrisEnergy proposal
A government expert body has opposed KrisEnergy proposal to dig Bangora-7 (B7) gas well, saying it is "unjustified and harmful" for the national interest.The B7 well is adjacent to Srikail-4 well, where Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (BAPEX) is currently producing gas. If KrisEnergy starts producing gas from B7...
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Editors' Council holds human chain tomorrow
Editors' Council holds human chain tomorrow (Monday) demanding immediate amendment to nine sections of the Digital Security Act 2018, which came into effect last week.Members of the council will participate in the human chain programme, which will take place in front of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC).Editor of Bhorer Kagoj...
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National United Front comes into being
Noted jurist and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain unveiled on Saturday a new political alliance, Jatiya Oikya Front [National United Front].Bangladesh Nationalist Party, ASM Abdur Rab-led Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Mahmudur Rahman Manna-led Nagorik Oikya are other components of the front.However, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, one...
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BD joins UNHRC as member
Bangladesh has been elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the next three years in an election that took place in New York on Friday. Bangladesh bagged 178 votes in the election where the members of the UN General Assembly voted. — UNB
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