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ME crisis threatens BD energy security, economic stability

An escalating conflict in the fuel-hub Middle East is emerging as a major risk to Bangladesh's energy security with potential ripple effects across the broader economy. Suggesting a number of must-dos to save the situation, a new assessment warns that disruptions to key fuel-supply routes could intensify existing vulnerabilities and...

Three interim ordinances involving SC, HR repealed

Interim government's three key ordinances on reforms regarding the Supreme Court and the National Human Rights Commission were repealed as parliament Thursday passed a raft of 24 bills. One major bill rescinds the provision for contesting local-government polls on party symbol, opening up local elections for aspirants from all sections...

Two ex-policemen to die

Two terminated policemen have been sentenced to death for the killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed, who later became an emblem of the 2024 uprising in Bangladesh. The International Crimes Tribunal-2 in Dhaka Thursday handed down the death sentence to former assistant sub-inspector Amir Hossain and constable Sujan...

Lebanese rescuers clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike

Lebanese rescuers clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building the day before in the Lebanese Beirut on Thursday. Rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble of destroyed buildings in Beirut as Lebanon observed a day of mourning after Israeli strikes across the country...

QR-based 'Fuel Pass' launched as long queues persist at pumps

The government has launched a pilot QR code-based 'Fuel Pass' system in Dhaka to bring transparency and discipline to fuel sales as panic buying of fuel continues to trigger long queues at filling stations despite repeated assurances of adequate supply.The Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) introduced the mobile app-based...

BB re-launches pre-shipment credit refinance scheme

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has re-launched the expired pre-shipment credit-refinance scheme to facilitate exports in line with the request from the country's apex trade body.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) made the request in this regard just three days back.The five-year-tenure refinance scheme involving Tk 50 billion...