The state-run Petrobangla has planned to import around one-fourth of the country's total LNG requirement from the spot LNG market to keep open the option of sourcing the fuel from diverse sources.The remaining volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) would be procured from long-term suppliers, a senior official of the...
Read moreBangladesh's import expenses exceeded the US$30 billion mark in the first half (H1) of the current financial year (FY), 2018-19, on the back of higher imports of intermediate goods. The overall imports stood at $30.07 billion during July-December of FY '19, up from $28.44 billion in the same period of...
Read moreBNP postponed on Monday its scheduled public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on February 08 due to the ongoing Ekushey Book Fair, reports UNB.Instead of the public rally, the party will now hold a protest rally at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on the same day, marking the 1st anniversary of...
Read moreBangladesh will sign a defence deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on February 14, report agencies.The deal is aiming to enhance military cooperation between the two countries.Under the Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia deal, 1,800 Bangladeshi troops will be deployed in Saudi Arabia.Chief of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed made the...
Read moreThe leaders of Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) have requested the government to formulate a long-term sector-wise industrial policy for further facilitating industrialisation in the country and betterment of the people. The trade-body made the request during a meeting with Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun at his...
Read moreAwami League started the sale of nomination forms on Monday among those who want to contest the first-phase upazila elections to be held on March 10 on party tickets, reports UNB.The sale of nomination forms started at the Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's political office at Dhanmondi with the sale...
Read moreKATHMANDU, Feb 04 (Reuters): At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise, disrupting river flows vital for growing crops from China to India, scientists said on Monday.Vast glaciers make the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region - which...
Read moreRailways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said Monday the government has a future plan to implement 230 projects at a cost of Tk 5.53 trillion (5,53,662 crore) by 2045, reports BSS."The government upgraded Bangladesh Railway Master Plan on January 29, 2018. Communication Investment Activities," he said replying to a starred question...
Read moreBangladesh has cancelled an international tender to import 50,000 tonnes of wheat as the lowest bidder did not agree to a time extension amid rising global prices, two officials from the state grains procurement agency said on Monday, reports Reuters. Trade house Swiss Singapore Overseas made the lowest offer of...
Read moreThe detention of eight Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials by Kolkata police has triggered a tense showdown between the government of Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, reports The Times of India, reports bdnews24.com.Eight CBI officials had come to question Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar in...
Read moreState Minister for Culture KM Khalid addressing a press conference on the occasion of the National Library Day at the Directorate of Public Libraries' conference room in the city on Monday — PID
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