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Dues cleared till Dec '24, govt still owes Tk 130b

A massive amount of subsidies in the revised FY25 budget have given the interim government a big respite as it has already cleared a good amount of overdue payments to the private sector power producers, officials said on Saturday.Till early this month, the government released Tk 460 billion in subsidies,...

Tender issued again to buy one spot LNG cargo

The government has reissued a tender to purchase one spot LNG cargo for the June 26-27 delivery window to meet growing summer demands in industries and power plants.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) reissued the tender last week to buy the cargo having a volume of around 3.36 million...

Doppler radar station launched in Rangpur

RANGPUR, May 11 (BSS): The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) inaugurated the newly installed modern Doppler radar station at its Radar and Earthquake Observatory in Rangpur office on Sunday."With the installation of this Doppler radar, it is now possible to provide more accurate information on weather, lightning, rainfall and winter fog...

Committee formed to probe Abdul Hamid's departure

The government has formed a high-level committee led by Education Adviser Prof C R Abrar to investigate the departure of former President Abdul Hamid to Thailand, reports UNB.The committee members are Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, according to...

Lightning strikes kill 7 in B'baria, Kishoreganj

Seven people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts on Sunday.In Kishoreganj, three people including a college student were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes. Witnesses said Faruk Mia, 60 of Rasulpur village in Bhairab upazila was killed when a thunderbolt struck him...

The capital city has been roasting in the sizzling summer for the last couple of days, with the mercury reaching nearly 40 degrees

The capital city has been roasting in the sizzling summer for the last couple of days, with the mercury reaching nearly 40 degrees Celsius. In the picture taken at Topkhana Road on Sunday, a bare-chested man seemingly exhausted by the blistering heat takes a nap sitting on his rickshaw. A...

Accomplices of 1971 war crimes must apologise

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam Sunday said the issue of 1971 must be resolved and the accomplices of war crimes must seek an apology."The Pakistanis ideology will have to be negated for doing politics in Bangladesh," he said in a facebook post on his verified account this afternoon,...

Public support for free primary healthcare surges to 97pc

A recent public opinion survey has revealed that an overwhelming 97 per cent of citizens of the country favor free primary healthcare services.The findings also highlighted overwhelming public demand for more accessible and affordable healthcare across the country, reports BSS.The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducted the survey at the...

Railway to build new Kalurghat Bridge

CHATTOGRAM May 11: The dream of people living in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar is going to come true as Bangladesh Railway (BR) will construct the new rail-cum-road bridge over the River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat which will upgrade both rail and road communications in the greater Chattogram.Chief Adviser of the interim...