Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has given the green light to procure four cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at prices ranging from $23.98 to $28.03 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), aiming to meet the nation’s …
Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir today expressed Bangladesh’s firm optimism for an early end to tensions in the Middle East, stressing the need for lasting peace and stability for the wellbeing of people within and beyond the re…
Dhaka: The government has decided to take measures immediately to shift the inter-district bus terminals outside the city aimed at reducing traffic congestion and modernise traffic management in the capital. Senior officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Poli…
Chattogram: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui today inspected remote border areas of Chattogram and the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) and inaugurated the newly-constructed Rahmatpur Border Outp…
Dhaka: The government has established a 25-member ‘National Committee on Climate Finance’ (NCCF) to streamline the nation’s climate financing, carbon credit, and carbon trading activities under a unified national framework. Prime Minister Tarique Rahm…
Dhaka: Speakers at a discussion on Wednesday urged the government to formulate a strong, comprehensive energy policy to resolve the ongoing power crisis, stressing the need to keep the emerging green energy sector free from monopoly. They also called …
Rangpur: Police on Wednesday interrogated two accused for the second consecutive day in connection with the killings of former schoolteacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife and their two children, saying they are close to uncovering the mystery behind …
Dhaka: Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid today assured the nation that there is no fertilizer shortage in the country, attributing recent concerns to an organized “vicious circle” attempting to manufacture an artificial crisis. He emphasized…
Dhaka: Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Minister Prof Dr. A Z M Zahid Hossain announced new initiatives focusing on modern training and support to empower women economically, stepping beyond traditional methods. “To make women economicall…