The country's energy regulator is set to announce a fresh hike in natural gas tariff in September to foot the import bills of 'expensive' LNG, said officials.The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is now at the final stage of its scrutiny after holding public hearings over the tariff hike proposals...
Read moreAs hopes of quick repatriation of over one million Rohingya are fading away, Bangladesh is facing the challenge of absorbing the social and economic shocks of hosting a large number of refugees for an indefinite period.Economists and foreign relation experts believe that long stay of the Rohingya people in the...
Read moreCOX"S BAZAR, Aug 25 (UNB): Several thousand Rohingyas, who fled Myanmar to escape violence, staged demonstrations in front of Ukhia's Kutupalong Bazar on Saturday, demanding Myanmar citizenship and justice for torture perpetrated on them by Myanmar security forces.Clad in red bandanas on their heads, their protest attempts were thwarted by...
Read moreNATORE, Aug 25 (Agencies): At least 13 people were killed and 31 others injured in a road crash on Natore-Pabna highway at Kadamchilan in Lalpur upazila on Saturday afternoon.Quoting locals, police said all the deceased were passengers of the human hauler, but their identities could not be known immediately.The accident...
Read moreJapan provided a record amount of foreign aid to Bangladesh last year as the country was Asia's second largest Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipient, officials said on Saturday.Official sources said Japan, the largest bilateral development partner of Bangladesh, disbursed Japanese Yen (JPY) 152.5 billion (US$ 1.54 billion) worth of fund...
Read moreThe Hajj pilgrims would start returning home from tomorrow (August 27) after performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia and it would continue until September 26. The first return flight carrying the Hajj pilgrims will leave for Dhaka from Madina on August 27. According to Dhaka and Mecca Hajj offices, this year...
Read morePolice have recovered the bodies of two people who were killed in a 'gunfight' between two gangs of robbers in Magura's Sadar Upazila. The incident took place at a brickfield in Rawtara village early on Saturday, said Tariqul Islam, additional superintendent of police. The dead have been identified as Sibadul...
Read moreTEHRAN, Aug 25: Iranian media are reporting that a water heater has exploded in Mashhad in the country's north, causing a building to collapse and killing 10 people. Five others were injured and hospitalised in Saturday's incident, according to the reports, which did not elaborate. It was one of the...
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