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Govt's budget and policy directions fall short of energy transition expectations

The interim government appears to be drifting from its political pledge to achieve the 'Three Zeros'--zero poverty, zero emissions, and zero unemployment--in the national budget for FY2025-26, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said on Thursday. Speaking at a dialogue, held in Dhaka, the CPD analysts expressed their concerns that...

CA wants all govt buildings to have rooftop solar

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus instructed concerned authorities on Thursday to take initiatives for generating solar power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings across the country.The directive was given during a meeting titled "National Rooftop Solar Programme" held at the state guesthouse Jamuna.According to the...

3 national days to commemorate July Uprising declared

The interim government has declared Aug 5, the day the Awami League government was toppled by a mass student-led uprising, as "July Mass Uprising Day", reports bdnews24.com.It also announced that Aug 8, the day the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took power, would be known as "Notun...

HSC exams begin

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations 2025 began across the country on Thursday.The exams which will continue until August 10 started with the Bangla 1st paper at 10:00 am. A total of 1,251,111 candidates have registered for the examinations from 11 education boards this year. Of the candidates,...

Chevron to revive $90m gas compression project

After a year-long standstill, Chevron Bangladesh is set to resume its Jalalabad Compression Project, following the settlement of overdue payments by state-run Petrobangla. The move signals renewed momentum in Chevron's investment plans to bolster Bangladesh's domestic gas output at a time of growing energy demand and depleting reserves."Chevron Bangladesh President...

DSCC Administrator Md Shahjahan Mia resumes duties

DSCC Administrator Md Shahjahan Mia resumed his duties at Nagar Bhaban on Thursday after the supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain opended his office which was locked for 42 days.Officials from the engineering department also returned to work."We do not wish to dwell on the past. There is a great...

NBR chairman admits to crisis amid movement over revenue reforms

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said he is in the midst of a serious crisis as officials and employees continue their protests against reforms introduced by the interim government, reports bdnews24.com.On Thursday, he said revenue is being affected to some extent due to the ongoing...

Security tightened for peaceful celebration of Ratha Yatra today

Extensive security measures with deployment of a large number of law enforcers including teams of SWAT, bomb disposal squad and intelligence agencies have been taken for peaceful celebration of the 'Ratha Yatra', also known as the Chariot Festival of the Hindu community, today (Friday), reports BSS."Adequate security measures have been...