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Rough weather in Bay disrupts operations

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) unloading and re-gasification has come under nature's wrath again as at least a couple of LNG-carrying vessels failed to complete ship-to-ship transfer of the fuel to floating storage and re-gasification units (FSRUs) due to rough weather in the Bay of Bengal.State-run Petrobangla kept the vessels anchored...

Net foreign aid inflow down 52.5pc as repayments jump

Bangladesh's net foreign-aid inflow in the first 10 months of FY25 shrank by 52.45 per cent as repayments against outstanding loans surged significantly by 24.56 per cent, officials said on Thursday.From July 2024 to April 2025, the country received only $1.656 billion in net aid against record-high repayments of $3.507...

Peacekeeping in UN missions a constant challenge

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that peacekeeping in the UN Mission is an immensely challenging task due to adverse environments, unfamiliar climates, and cultural differences. "The biggest challenge is staying ready for facing challenges and uncertainty all time, you have to remain alert all time, you have...

Govt employees to submit memos to advisers

Government employees on Thursday announced a two-day fresh programme for Sunday and Monday to press for repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. They will hand over memorandums to three advisers-Ali Imam Majumder, Muhammad Fouzal Kabir Khan and Syeda Rizwana Hasan, on Sunday and adviser Mahfuz Alam and adviser...

Inclement weather hits customer turnout in city kitchen markets

Transactions at the city's kitchen markets were badly affected on Friday due to inclement weather with the prices of different varieties of spices and vegetables registering upward trends in the last few days.On the other hand, prices of other essential items remained more or less stable in the last week,...

Zia's 44th martyrdom anniversary today

The 44th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman will be observed in the country today (Friday) with due respect, reports BSS.The proclaimer of Bangladesh's independence and pioneer of multi-party democracy, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, who was also sector commander during the War of Liberation and led the...

SC disposes of leave-to-appeal petition

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has not stayed the effectiveness of the gazette notification issued by the Election Commission (EC), declaring BNP-nominated candidate Ishraque Hossain as the Mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).The apex court on Thursday disposed of the leave-to-appeal petition that sought a stay...