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NCP asserts readiness, questions fair play

Staff Reporter : National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Saturday said the Jamaat–NCP alliance has already launched its election campaign, positioning it ahead of other political coalitions, which he claimed are still...

Titas faults deepen Dhaka gas shock

Staff Reporter : Extremely low pressure in the distribution network of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC has severely disrupted gas supply across large parts of Dhaka, paralysing daily routines and forcing thousands of...

Iran cut off from world

Reuters : Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and online...

Dhaka pushes for reciprocal tariff cut

Diplomatic Correspondent : Bangladesh has formally sought a reduction in US reciprocal tariffs following what it described as significant progress in narrowing the bilateral trade gap, during a high-level meeting in Washington on Thursday....

Tarique Rahman becomes BNP chairman

Staff Reporter : Tarique Rahman has been named chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The announcement came from a meeting of the party’s standing committee, BNP confirms on its official Facebook handle on...

Gas pressure falls in Dhaka

News Desk : Gas pressure in Dhaka has gotten “extremely low” after a cargo trawler’s anchor damaged a gas distribution pipeline under the Turag River in the capital’s Aminbazar area, according to Titas Gas...

Banks told to fast-track LPG financing

Staff Reporter : To stabilise the volatile liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market, the interim government has instructed commercial banks to expedite loan approvals and the opening of letters of credit (LCs) for LPG importers....