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Marubeni pulls out of two metro projects

Japanese company Marubeni Corporation has withdrawn from two metro-rail projects without explaining the reason.Sources said the withdrawal came at a time when the Dhaka metro rail company is reviewing most of the mass rapid transit (MRT) line contract packages (CPs) on various grounds, including exorbitant quotation submission and non-competitiveness due...

121 killed, 5,189 hurt in 471 political violence incidents

A total of 471 incidents of political violence occurred across the country in 11 months from August last year to June 2025, resulting in 121 deaths and injuries to 5,189 people, according to a report of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).The report reveals that some 92 per cent of these...

Ex-army chief found dead at Ctg Club

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 4: Former Chief of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant-General (Retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid was found dead at the Chittagong Club Guest House in the port city on Monday morning. He was 77.According to police and club officials, Mr Harun was staying in Room No 308 of the club's guest house after...

Govt caps prices of 11 coronary stents

The government has fixed prices for 11 types of coronary stents from three international companies, cutting cardiac treatment costs in Bangladesh by up to Tk 88,000 to ensure affordability, transparency, and proper regulation of hospital charges.Coronary stents are small metal tubes placed in narrowed heart arteries to keep them open...

Fresh Tk 1.7b proposal sparks consultancy cost debate

The Finance Division has proposed a Tk 1.70-billion project to provide technical support for building a Dynamic Social Registry (DSR), aimed at ensuring transparency in selecting beneficiaries for social- protection programmes.The proposal comes just three months after the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a Tk 9.04...

Govt to buy 2 more LNG cargoes for September

The government will buy two more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for September deliveries to meet the country's mounting natural gas demand.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) sought to buy these LNG cargoes from the spot market for September 10-11 and 22-23 delivery windows, a senior RPGCL official told...

Tobacco tax hike produces negative outcome

Tax collection from the tobacco sector, one of the major sources, has declined despite hiking the tax rates mainly because illegal local production and smuggling of cigarettes could not be curbed due to lax enforcement, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said on Monday. He said the...