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Excelerate Energy to start LNG supply from early January

US-based Excelerate Energy is set to begin supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh from early January under a long-term contract, providing a fresh boost to the country's strained natural gas-supply system."We will start purchasing LNG from the US company from January under a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) signed...

Prof Muhammad Yunus presides over a high-level meeting on economic progress and budget expenditure

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus presides over a high-level meeting on economic progress and budget expenditure at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday. — PID

ADB, GoB sign loan deals worth $688m to support project

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) on Monday signed loan agreements worth $688 million to upgrade the 35-kilometre Chattogram-Dohazari railway line.The South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)-Chattogram-Dohazari Railway Project will also construct a 2.5-kilometre bypass, enabling direct train services from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar without...

Tarique Rahman to become voter on Dec 27, says Salahuddin

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will complete the formalities to become a registered voter on December 27 after returning home from London on December 25, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said on Monday."December 25 is Thursday, December 26 is Friday, and December 27 is Saturday. During the election period,...

Court orders sending Benazir's household items to CA's Relief Fund

A Dhaka court has directed that household items seized from the Gulshan flats of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, including used and unused clothes, kitchen appliances, crockery and other consumables, be handed over to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund instead of being auctioned.The decision came after the...

NBFC lending drops 4.62pc in Q3'25

Loan and advance disbursements by non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) continued to decline in the July-September period of 2025, extending a downward trend that began after peaking in the first quarter of the year, despite remaining well above last year's levels.Total disbursements of economic-purpose loans and advances stood at Tk 58.03...

NCP leader 'out of danger' after being shot in Khulna

Motaleb Shikdar, the Khulna divisional chief of the NCP-affiliated Jatiya Sramik Shakti, has been declared out of danger after being shot in the head in Khulna city, reports bdnews24.com.Khulna Medical College Hospital Superintendent Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman told reporters on Monday that Motaleb had sustained a gunshot injury to the left side...

Gold price hits new record at Tk 222,082 per bhori

Gold prices jumped to an all-time high at Tk 222,082 per bhori in the local market as the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) revised the price of the 22-carat gold anew on Monday night.The new rate will come into effect from today (Tuesday), BAJUS said in a statement.BAJUS adjusted the gold...

Regulatory and institutional gaps key challenges for eco-industrial parks

Regulatory and institutional gaps as well as technical-capacity constraints of the stakeholders are the key challenges for implementing environmentally-friendly Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) in Bangladesh, speakers observed at a workshop.The workshop titled 'Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP) Light Touch Activities in Bangladesh' was organised by the Ministry of Industries, in collaboration with the...

Govt to cut savings certificate profit rates from Jan

The government is set to slash profit rates on national savings certificates (Sanchaypatra) from January 1, 2026, marking the second reduction in six months, following calls from the banking sector. The Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance has drafted a proposal outlining the new profit rates, which has been...