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BD can attract big investments in renewables, carbon market

A delegation of development and renewable energy experts led by former Norwegian minister for development and environment, Erik Solheim, called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House in Dhaka on Sunday.The team expressed its keen interest in making investment in small-scale solar plants and carbon...

Take steps to prevent hoarding, syndication in Ramadan

The government has asked local administrators; law enforcing agencies, including the inspector general of police (IGP); deputy commissioners (DCs); and superintendents of police (SPs) across the country to take necessary steps to prevent artificial price hikes, hoarding, syndication, and black market trade of key essential items during the ongoing fasting...

Higher prices of edible oil drive up iftar costs

As the holy month of Ramadan began on Sunday, market observers reported a significant surge in the prices of iftar items, primarily driven by the higher costs of edible oil.While prices of other items have remained relatively stable, the increased cost of oil has led to higher prices for fried...

Pared-down Tk2.16t revised ADP up for approval

A Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) with a pared-down outlay of Tk 2.16 trillion for the current fiscal year is up for approval today, officials said. The planning commission has finalised the RADP by trimming down the development budget Tk 490 billion.The proposal for approval is to be placed at...

Trump admin sued to keep 10 migrants out of Guantanamo Bay

Washington, Feb 2 (UNB): Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants including a Bangladeshi detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.They also filed statements from men held there who said they were mistreated there in conditions that of one of them...

Private US spaceship Blue Ghost touches down on Moon

WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (AFP): After a long journey through space, a US company was successful in attempting a daring lunar touchdown -- its spacecraft became only the second private lander to achieve the feat.Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed no sooner than 3:34 am US Eastern time (0834 GMT)...

Vendors have set up makeshift stalls illegally on a portion of a railway track

Vendors have set up makeshift stalls illegally on a portion of a railway track in the capital's Jurain area, which may invite fatal accidents at any time. The photo was shot on Sunday. — FE Photo

Land Port Authority recommends closing three inactive ports

The Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA), which is under the Ministry of Shipping, has recommended closing three non-profitable and inactive land ports and suspending operations at one more, according to a report.The recommendation follows an inspection by a high-level committee formed to assess the viability of eight land ports.The six-member...