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Motorcycles and private cars form long queues

Motorcycles and private cars form long queues along a road in the Tejgaon-Bijoy Sarani area in the capital as motorists wait to refuel amid supply concerns. The photo was taken on Tuesday. — FE Photo

BSC set to acquire 2 oil tankers at Tk 14.66b

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is set to acquire two modern product oil tankers, each with a capacity of 40,000-55,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT), at an estimated cost of Tk 14.66 billion, to reduce reliance on foreign vessels and strengthen fuel-import capacity.Officials at the Planning Commission said the vessels are expected to...

Youth CAB unveils 13-point energy reform plan

The youth wing of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has unveiled a 13-point charter of demands aimed at overhauling governance and transparency in the country's power and energy sector.At a roundtable on Tuesday, participants called for a fundamental shift in policy, treating electricity and primary energy as essential public...

Measles surge strains hospitals as deaths rise

A rise in measles and measles-like infections in several districts is putting pressure on hospitals and prompting the government to step up vaccination and treatment, as child deaths continue to be reported.Our Rajshahi correspondent reports that two children undergoing treatment for measles-like symptoms died within 24 hours between Monday afternoon...

Aid disbursements during Jul-Feb decline 26.2pc

Bangladesh is facing a tight fiscal landscape as foreign-aid disbursements saw a significant year-on-year decline while debt- repayment obligations continued to swell during the July-February period of the current fiscal year, officials say.The latest provisional data from the Economics Relations Division (ERD) reveals the external development partners disbursed $3.05 billion...

Gulf war threatens migrant jobs, mobility

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is posing immediate risks to the mobility and employment continuity of Bangladeshi migrant workers, officials and experts warned at a seminar in the city on Tuesday.They stressed that while migrant workers remain a cornerstone of Bangladesh's economy, persistent governance weaknesses continue to expose...

Wider global, internal risks likely to intensify inflationary pressure

The country's inflationary pressure is likely to intensify in the coming months, as the global and domestic risks continue to augment, economist Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya said on Tuesday.Dr. Bhattacharya, Convenor of the Citizen Platform for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a distinguished fellow at the Centre...

Online classes set to return as fuel crisis deepens

The government has planned to reintroduce online classes for secondary and higher- secondary institutions in Dhaka to navigate the severe fuel crisis triggered by escalating conflict in the Middle East.Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon told reporters the preliminary plan focuses on a three-day online and three-day offline split, reports...

Trump eyes end of Iran war with Hormuz shut: WSJ

President Trump has informed his inner circle that he is prepared to terminate the US military offensive against Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), reports bdnews24.com.This decision comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely impassable, potentially leaving Tehran in control of the strategic waterway...