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Some major projects claim hefty sums

A few projects claim hefty sums in Bangladesh's new development budget, with the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project set to receive the highest allocation of Tk 154.99 billion.The RNPP's allocation in the next fiscal year's Annual Development Programme (ADP) marks a 54.81-percent increase from the revised allocation for the current...

Govt to overhaul 'oligarchic' energy system: adviser

A "poisonous" oligarchic grip over Bangladesh's energy sector ought to be dismantled, says the Prime Minister's finance adviser, alleging that successive policies have entrenched import dependence, distorted market structures and weakened long-term energy security.Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser, made the articulated statement as a...

Six more children die from measles and related symptoms

Six children died from measles and measles-related symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours as of 8:00am on Sunday, pushing the total death toll to 459, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of the latest fatalities, one child died from confirmed measles, while five others died...

Repeal, amend undemocratic legal provisions to secure media freedom

Print-media editors have demanded of the government to repeal and amend undemocratic provisions in the existing laws to ensure media freedom, among other demands placed before the prime minister.The demands were placed at a meeting held Sunday between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and members of the Executive Committee of the...

US sets five conditions for nuclear deal

The US has set five conditions for negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal, reports Iranian news agency Fars. The U.S. response to Iran's latest nuclear proposal includes five main conditions: no compensation for damages, removal of 400 kg of uranium to the U.S., only one operational Iranian nuclear facility,...

Eid Ul-Adha in Saudi Arabia on May 27

The authorities in Saudi Arabia have confirmed that the crescent of Dhul Hijjah, or the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, has been sighted. Accordingly, Eid al-Adha will be observed on Wednesday, May 27.The UAE, Oman, and other Gulf countries, along with Pakistan, have also confirmed that the Dhul Hijjah...