FE ReportThe state-run Petrobangla sought on Monday margins from the gas price to help supplement its operating costs and carry out regular work.The Petrobangla and the Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) made the push during the last day of public hearing over tariff hike.The Petrobangla sought Tk 0.23 per...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a series of directives, including appointment of substitute drivers for long-haul vehicles, in an effort to curb road accidents, reports bdnews24.com.She gave the directives in the light of rising road accidents in recent times, during a cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Monday, said...
Read moreThe government liabilities, in terms of borrowing through domestic debt securities, are likely to be 13 per cent lower in the next fiscal year (FY) over those of the outgoing fiscal.The domestic debt securities are treasury bills (T-bills) and treasury bonds (T-bonds) as well as 'ways and means'.The government usually...
Read moreCabinet approved on Monday the draft of "The Fertiliser (Management) (Amendment) Bill, 2018" making the punishment tougher by raising jail term and fine to make the existing law more time- befitting one, reports UNB.The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with...
Read moreAt least 22,000 people have been detained since launch of a nationwide anti-narcotic drive on May 12, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday, reports UNB.Speaking at a press meet at the Secretariat, the minister said the drive will continue until the drug trade is brought under control.The press...
Read moreWhile the World Cup football contests in Russia are keeping everyone glued to match proceedings and the results, a responsible behaviour by the Japanese fans at the stadium last Tuesday added an extra value. After the match between Japan and Colombia, hundreds of Japanese spectators started cleaning up the stadium....
Read moreA child drowned while playing in drain water in the capital's Hazaribagh area on Monday.The victim was identified as Tanjil (5), son of Babul Mia, said Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost in-charge Sub-inspector Bachchu Mia.Quoting the victim's family, he said Tanjil and several other children were playing in drain...
Read moreLUXEMBOURG, June 25 (Reuters): The European Union(EU) Monday imposed sanctions on Myanmar army officials over Rohingya crisis.Seven senior military officials from Myanmar are penalized. The officials included the general in charge of an operation accused of driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.The seven officials face asset freezes...
Read moreBEIJING, June 25 (AFP): The European Union (EU) and China pledged on Monday to uphold a rules-based international trade system, making an oblique criticism of growing protectionism in Washington despite their own disagreements.The two sides held high-level economic meetings in Beijing as both face rising trade tensions with the United...
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