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Project officials, mostly Indians, leave BD on security concern

Many foreign consultants and contractors, mostly Indians working under various development projects in Bangladesh, left the country during the last few days over security concerns amid a student protest that has toppled Sheikh Hasina's government.The over two weeks' violent street protests surrounding the government job quota, law enforcers crackdown on...

Interim government Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus visits the family of Abu Sayeed, a Begum Rokeya University student

Interim government Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus visits the family of Abu Sayeed, a Begum Rokeya University student who was killed in police firing during the quota reform protests, in Rangpur on Saturday. He offers his condolences and calls for a renewed commitment to building a better Bangladesh. Story...

Govt decides swift trial for student killings

The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, headed by Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, has decided to ensure swift trial for those involved in the killings during the student and public protests in July and August. A meeting between Dr Asif and officials from the Law and Justice Division also...

Coal fires power plants as unrest slows fuel oil supply

The country's overall fuel consumption pattern in power plants reversed during the quota reform movement, with a sharp rise in electricity generation from coal-fired power plants.State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) leaned significantly towards coal-fired power plants, cutting the share of gas-fired and oil-fired plants.This was largely due to difficulties...

Long-distance public transport starts to run

After a long break for the anti-quota student movement, long-distance public transport has started to run with the passengers fewer than expected.Transport companies allege that they are getting only 1.0 per cent of their desired passengers as people are still afraid to move.However, the transport sector has been hit hard...

OPEC Fund lines up $30m loan for City Bank

The OPEC Fund is poised to provide a $30 million loan to the City Bank Ltd to support the country's private sector for trade financing, especially in agriculture and green energy, officials said. The proposed short-term loan will have interest based on the six-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). The...

Expatriate shot dead, two held

BENAPOLE: A group of miscreants shot dead an expatriate in front of his residence in Jashore Sadar upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Meher Ali, son of Sabed Ali, of the same village. He was a Bangladeshi expatriate in Kuwait.The gory incident took place at 12:30 am in...