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Bangladesh faces fresh LNG supply setback

Bangladesh's long-term LNG supply plans have suffered another setback as US-based Excelerate Energy joined QatarEnergy in halving contracted deliveries for 2026, forcing the country to rely more heavily on costly spot purchases.The US company has informed state-run Petrobangla that it will be unable to supply the remaining half of its...

PM encourages children to keep school premises clean, plant trees

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday encourages the children to keep their schools premises clean and plant at least one tree every year, reports BSS."Keep your school clean. Whenever you see any litter, pick it up and put it in the proper dustbin," he told schoolchildren while visiting stalls of...

Floods ease in Ctg but threat lurks in northern, haor areas

The flood situation continued to improve in Chattogram division on Wednesday, but fresh flooding threats emerged in northern and north-eastern haor areas as heavy rainfall forecast in Bangladesh and neighbouring Indian states is expected to push up river water levels.The death toll from the floods has risen to 57 in...

Govt to delist fake FFs

The government is preparing a credible list of Bangladesh's genuine freedom fighters (FFs) and martyred war heroes, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament on Wednesday, saying an expert committee has been formed to review and remove alleged fraudulent entries.The PM made the remarks in parliament while responding to a supplementary...

BB relaxes borrowing rules for foreign-owned industries

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed its regulations on external borrowing for fully foreign-owned industrial enterprises in a bid to attract fresh foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh.Under the revised rules, fully foreign-owned industrial enterprises will be allowed to borrow from their parent companies, associate entities and overseas shareholders under...

Cabinet committee reviews draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act

A cabinet committee at a meeting on Wednesday reviewed the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026, proposing a series of recommendations to update Bangladesh's cyber-security framework in response to rapid technological developments.The meeting, held at the conference room of the Posts and Telecommunications Division at the Secretariat, was chaired by...

Candidates to get spl opportunity, says Milon

Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon today announced that Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination candidates who missed any examination due to adverse weather or other unavoidable circumstances will be given a special opportunity to sit for the missed subjects, reports BSS.The minister said the affected...

HSC examinees stage fresh protests to press three-point demand

Students staged fresh protests across Dhaka city on Wednesday, blocking key intersections while launching a 'Long March to the Ministry of Education' to press for the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon and the postponement of HSC examinations.The demonstrations, which severely disrupted traffic in several parts of the...

Iran threatens to halt regional energy exports as US reinstates blockade

Dubai, July 15 (AP) : Iran on Wednesday threatened to stop all oil and gas exports from the Middle East after the United States reinstated its naval blockade and intensified airstrikes against the country, further escalating tensions that have pushed the region closer to a wider conflict.The latest exchange of...