Industry first in gas supply to fuel economic growth

Industrial consumers will get top priority in gas supply as the government prepares such a fuel-feeding recipe aimed at fuelling economic growth, now largely subdued following political upheavals, sources say."Industry will be on top of our priority and we want that the industrial consumers will get as much gas as...

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Tarique completes voter registration

Tarique Rahman completed voter-registration formalities Saturday, besides offering three commemorative services, including his only sibling who died in exile. The Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) completed the process of becoming voter from Dhaka-17 constituency, ostensibly to stand in the post-uprising first election set for next February.Mr Rahman,...

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Aid commitments on hold as donors await Feb polls

Almost all of Bangladesh's development partners have put their aid commitments on hold ahead of the national polls in February next year, adopting a wait-and-see approach until a politically stable government is in place, analysts said on Saturday.The pause -- covering stalled project approvals and delayed loan tranches -- comes...

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