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3 LNG cargoes to be bought from spot market by Dec

The government will buy three more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the international spot market by late December next to help meet the country's mounting demand for natural gas.The state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd has invited tenders for buying LNG cargoes from the spot market for November 22-23,...

Regional ties key to unleashing power of renewables

Despite holding 'immense renewables potential', clean energy makes up a 'very low' (6.1%) proportion of total primary energy supply (TPES) in the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas, with hydropower singled out as being 'hugely underexploited', according to a major new assessment report.The report came from eight-nation regional intergovernmental body...

Executive committee meeting of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC held

Executive committee meeting of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC held The 902nd meeting of the executive committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held recently at Corporate Head Office of the Bank. The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, Chairman of executive committee of the bank. Members...

CPA conducts maintenance dredging

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Sept 07: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has recently begun maintenance dredging of the Karnaphuli River for smooth navigation of the waterway. The aim is to improve the navigation of the port channel as well.Secretary of the Chittagong Port Authority, Omar Faruk, stated, "The CPA had previously completed...

board meeting of Padma Bank PLC held

board meeting of Padma Bank PLC heldThe board meeting of Padma Bank PLC was held on Thursday. The meeting was chaired by Padma Bank Director Md. Mazibur Rahman, also Managing Director and CEO of Janata Bank. The meeting was conducted by Padma Bank Chief Executive Officer Kazi Md. Talha (Current...

Bangladesh's tobacco underworld bleeding govt coffer dry

SARWAR JAHANA shocking new study by Insight Metrics has uncovered an alarming surge in Bangladesh's illicit tobacco trade, exposing a sprawling underground network that's growing at an alarming rate. This isn't just petty smuggling or distribution of fake products, it's a full-blown criminal enterprise network, thriving in plain sight and...

ONE Bank organises training on entrepreneurship development programme

ONE Bank organises training on entrepreneurship development programmeONE Bank recently organised the valedictory and certificate distribution ceremony for one month-long training on "Entrepreneurship Development Programme" under Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) jointly with the Ministry of Finance and Bangladesh Bank at SETU conference hall, Kushtia. 25 local...