The government will plan its next steps for electricity rationing after taking stock of the situation during the first week of rolling power outages, according to State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid. Bangladesh reintroduced daily rotating blackouts with timetables for specific areas on Tuesday as part of tough measures
Author: Times Report
No EC can hold credible polls under AL: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said joining talks with the current Election Commission (EC) is pointless since no commission can hold a neutral credible election if Awami League stays in power. "Our experience in the last two elections is that if Awami League stays in power,
24 years of CHT Peace Accord: What did we achieve?
The Chittagong Hill Tracts is an area in the southeastern part of Bangladesh, consisting of three districts: Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban. This area of the Chittagong division is called the Chittagong Hill Tracts as it is full of hills and valleys. A large part of the country is covered with
Bangladesh set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha today
Muslims throughout the country are set to celebrate their second largest religious festival, Eid-ul-Azha, today (Sunday), in the shadow of a surge in Covid-19 cases and large swathes of its north-east still reeling in the aftermath of the worst flooding in many years. The Muslims in Bangladesh are all prepared to
Three films to enthral moviegoers on Eid-ul-Adha
The Eid celebration brings extra excitement to the moviegoers, who expect to experience a different type of amusement through new movies across the years. Although producers keep their bird's eye vision on releasing new Eid films, the 2022 Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated with three new films. This year's Eid movies have
HC declares Tarique, Zubaida fugitives in graft case
The High Court Sunday declared BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman fugitives in a case lodged for allegedly amassing illegal wealth of Taka 4.81 crore and concealing information about this. The court came up with the order while discharging writ petitions filed by the couple challenging
Growing capacity payment pushes up power tariff
Soybean oil price reduced by Tk 6 per liter
The price of soybean oil has been decreased by Tk6 per liter, which will be effective from Monday (June 27). The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vegetable Manufacturers Association (BVORVMA), an association of owners of edible oil refining and marketing companies, on Sunday gave the announcement. According to BVORVMA, the maximum price
Banks sell dollar at Tk 99 amid growing demand
HC stays trial against journo Kajol in 3 cases under DSA
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed for two months the trial proceedings of three cases filed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol under the Digital Security Act . The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Atowar Rahman passed the order after hearing on Kajol's petition. Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua