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Splitting big packages for tendering to be restricted

To check fraudulent practices and scams, the government is set to restrict project implementing agencies from splitting a big public procurement package into small parts for tendering, officials said on Monday.It is also going to restrict the line ministry's power to approve small packages and recommend getting approval from the...

Dhaka plans to seek DFQF access for select items

Bangladesh plans to seek duty-free quota-free (DFQF) or preferential access to the Pakistani market for agricultural and processed products, as well as jute and jute goods, sources said.The proposal is likely to be placed at the upcoming meeting between the commerce adviser of Bangladesh's interim government and the commerce minister...

Key stage of cold, hot functional tests finished

One of the key stages of cold and hot functional tests has been completed during a set of commissioning activities, such as the blowdown of fresh steam pipelines in the turbine compartment, at unit 1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), said a company statement Wednesday. The results have...

Noakhali road crash leaves seven dead

At least seven people were killed and four others were injured when a speeding microbus, carrying family members of an expatriate, plunged into a roadside canal in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district early Wednesday, according to the Fire Service, report agencies.The deceased include Oman expatriate Bahar's mother, Morshida Begum, 55,...

MoC meeting to stabilise potato prices today

The government is set to hold an inter-ministerial meeting today (Thursday) to formulate strategies aimed at stabilising the price, stock, and supply of potatoes.The meeting, to be chaired by the commerce secretary at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), will be attended by representatives from various ministries, state agencies, and industry...

Govt approves LNG cargo, fertiliser, refined sugar procurement

The government on Wednesday approved procurement proposals for importing one cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG), 70,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser, and 25,000 metric tonnes of refined sugar to meet the growing domestic demand, reports UNB.The approval came at the 30th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase...

Five NCP leaders get show-cause notices

National Citizens Party (NCP) has served show-cause notices to five of its top leaders, including Hasnat Abdullah, Sarjis Alam and Tasnim Jara, reports UNB.The notices were issued on Wednesday in five separate statements signed by Saleh Uddin Sifat, Joint Member Secretary (Office) of the party.According to the notices, the five...

Terrible thirst hits Gaza with polluted aquifers

Weakened by hunger, many Gazans trek across a ruined landscape each day to haul all their drinking and washing water - a painful load that is still far below the levels needed to keep people healthy, reports Reuters.Even as global attention has turned to starvation in Gaza, where after 22...

War crimes convicts' photos spark leftists' outrage

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir's exhibition to mark July uprising day featuring Motiur Rahman Nizami, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Abdul Quader Molla, among a few others convicted of crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War, has sparked outrage from leftist activists.As part of a three-day programme to observe July Mass Uprising Day...

Only 25 register in 10 days for next Hajj under govt management

Only 25 aspirants have completed preliminary registration to perform the next Hajj under government management in the first 10 days since the registration process began on July 27, according to sources.So far, they said, no one has registered under private management, said the Hajj Management Portal of the Ministry of...

Three more die of dengue, 428 new cases recorded

Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 92 this year, reports UNB.The deaths have been reported in Chattogram division (out of CC), Rajshahi division (out of CC) and Dhaka North City...

Father, two others sentenced to death for killing daughter

KISHOREGANJ, Aug 06 (UNB): A Kishoreganj court on Wednesday sentenced three people, including a father, to death for killing his daughter in Karimganj upazila nearly nine years ago.Judge Muhammad Nurul Amin Biplob of the Kishoreganj Senior District and Sessions Judge Court handed down the verdict and also fined each of...