The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has strongly opposed the proposal of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company to raise service charge and gas price.On Tuesday, the trade body also demanded compensation from Titas, saying millers have incurred huge losses for the company's failure in its proper supply system.BTMA...
Read moreThe rail authorities are contemplating double-decker commuter train service between short-distance towns, aiming to carry double the existing passengers.Under the move, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) will conduct a feasibility study on the proposed intercity trains to meet high demand for such service."We'll conduct a feasibility study to assess the type...
Read moreThe Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved on Tuesday a project titled 'Sheikh Hasina Nakshipalli, Jamalpur (1st phase)' involving Tk 7.22 billion, aiming to enhance facilities for Nakshi entrepreneurs, handloom and handicraft workers, reports UNB.The approval came at the weekly ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room...
Read moreThe Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) pulled down on Tuesday several illegal structures built on the bank of the Turag River in the city's Mohammadpur.A total of seven structures including four multi-storey buildings were demolished on the day as the government agency resumed its eviction drive in the second...
Read moreA growing number of airlines grounded a new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster as a global team of investigators began picking through the rural crash site on Tuesday, report agencies.South Korean, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Oman became the latest nations to suspend Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on...
Read moreThe government will sit with the stakeholders at the end of this month to devise strategies for keeping supplies and prices of essential items stable in the country during upcoming Ramadan.To this end, the commerce ministry will sit with over 45 trade associations and stakeholders on March 27 to devise...
Read moreCriminal Investigation Department (CID) has identified the bodies of five more victims of the Chawkbazar fire through DNA test.The fire victims are identified as Ismail Hossain, 60, Zafar Ahmed, 43, Foysal Sarowar, 53, Mostafa Mia, 39, and RehnumaTabassum Dola, 19.Additional Inspector General of CID Sheikh Himayat Hossain disclosed the identities...
Read moreLONDON, Mar 12 (Reuters): Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May's newly won assurances on her divorce deal failed to win over the main Brexit faction in her Conservative Party hours before a vote in parliament.In a last-ditch bid to...
Read moreThe High Court asked on Tuesday Green Line Paribahan to pay Tk 5.0 million as compensation to Russel Sarkar, who lost his leg in an accident in the city's Dholaipar on April 28, last year, within two weeks, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM...
Read moreVenezuela's opposition-run congress on Monday declared a "state of alarm" over a five-day power blackout that has crippled the OPEC member country's oil exports and left millions of citizens scrambling to find food and water, report agencies.Meanwhile, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned Tuesday that military action in...
Read moreA man cleaning cell phone and watch glasses to earn his livelihood on a roadside in the city’s Gulistan area on Tuesday — FE photo
Read moreBusinessmen of south Keraniganj beside the city demonstrating on Tuesday demanding toll-free river terminal — FE photo
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