Finalising design of new oil refinery in slow lane
The government's plan to build a new crude oil refinery is facing a setback as its design could not be finalised over the past three years.The project has remained in the slow lane owing to inadequate funding, bureaucratic bottlenecks and less priority, a senior official of the Ministry of Power,...
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DMP gives BNP permission to hold rally today
The BNP was finally given permission on Saturday to hold its planned public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city today (Sunday), reports UNB."The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities have given us written permission on different conditions to stage our rally tomorrow (Sunday) at Suhrawardy Udyan," BNP publicity affairs secretary...
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Calls for accepting Accord arrangements
Pressure is mounting from different quarters for accepting transitional arrangements made by two platforms of global apparel retailers, garment industry insiders said.European brands, global rights groups and their local affiliates, and partners of the Sustainability Compact favoured the extension of the Accord.The extension is imperative to sustain the gains achieved...
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Vessel sinks with scrap iron at outer anchorage
Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Sep 29: A lighter vessel carrying scrap iron sank at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port on Saturday.The vessel named MV Char Shamayl sank at around 12.15 when it was returning to the port after unloading scrap iron from a mother vessel. It sank as another lighter vessel...
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