PM unveils 5-point plan to tackle gas crisis
Bangladesh’s latest energy strategy reveals a difficult balancing act: the government wants to expand gas supplies quickly enough to ease the country’s immediate energy shortages,...
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HC halts construction work on Cox’s Bazar dunes
The High Court has ordered an eight-week halt to construction work on the sand dunes of Cox’s Bazar sea beach following a contempt of court...
Between legacy and reinvention
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) marked its 48th founding anniversary on Tuesday with wreath-laying, tributes and a renewed pledge from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to deepen...
Pay rise amid rising prices
The government has approved a new national pay scale that will substantially raise the basic salaries of public servants, but employees will have to wait...
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway blocked over reopening, renaming of Ashuganj fertiliser factory
Workers and local political leaders staged a protest demonstration and human chain in Brahmanbaria today (August 31) demanding the restoration of the gas supply and...
Battery Rickshaws: Illegal, Congesting, and Draining the Grid
The frustration has reached the planned neighbourhoods. On 28 August, residents of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Niketan gathered at Gulshan-2, organised by the Gulshan Society,...
Malaysia to hire 2 lakh Bangladeshi workers from Sept
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam has said that Malaysia will begin the phased recruitment of workers from Bangladesh...
Aminbazar waste-to-energy A costly mistake in the making
Bangladesh does not have the luxury of wasting money on electricity it cannot afford, nor does Dhaka have the luxury of treating waste management as...
Lesson from Nepal Tragedy India-only river talks may yield little for Bangladesh
The devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district along the Tibet border should serve as a warning to all South Asian countries sharing the Himalayan...
Over 359 deaths, 1400 missing
The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating flood has risen to 359, with bodies recovered from eight districts as of 5pm on Thursday, more than 1,400...
President, PM call for Prophet’s teachings
Muslims across Bangladesh will observe Eid-e-Miladunnabi today (Wednesday) with religious solemnity, commemorating the birth and death of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and reflecting on his...
Limited Gains, Wider Setbacks
Bangladesh’s economy has shown a mixed performance during the BNP government’s first six months in office, with easing inflation and a recovery in exports offset...