State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that there is no hope of improvement in the ongoing load shedding situation before November, as gas could not be imported. He made the remark while talking to reporters at his ministry Monday - referring to the 5-6 hour
Author: United News of Bangladesh
Tri-Series: Uninspired Tigers slide to routine defeat
Eminent painter Samarjit Roy Chowdhury passes away
Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, one of the most prominent Bangladeshi artists and art educators, passed away at 2:40 pm in a city hospital on Sunday. The Ekushey Padak-winning painter (85) was suffering from multiple health issues, according to his family. Confirming the matter, Dhaka University fine arts faculty dean Nisar Hossain
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
Firing in Myanmar rocks bordering Reju Amtali in Bangladesh
GM Quader doubtful about inclusive election
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader expressed his doubt whether the next general election will be free and fair and inclusive. "The overall situation of the country is fragile with unstable political situation. In such a situation we don't have any idea whether the election will be held in free and participatory?"
Chevron inks deals to drill more wells at Bibiyana gas field
Chevron Bangladesh has signed several agreements with the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and also with state-owned Petrobangla to drill more wells at the expanded Bibiyana gas field. The deals are Supplemental Agreement to the Block 12 Production Sharing Contract for Bibiyana Flank Area Extension, amendment of Jalalabad Gas and
HC commutes death sentence of 4 convicts in Monir murder case
The High Court on Sunday commuted the death sentences of four convicts to life imprisonment in the sensational Monir Hossain murder case. The HC bench of Justice Md Habibul Gani and Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain passed the order after hearing the appeal petitions of the convict. The convicts were identified
Benazir to get police protection during post-retirement leave
The government has announced post-retirement leave security plans for outgoing inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Benazir, who went into the police as an assistant superintendent in 1988, formally goes into retirement Friday. His security team will include two armed and uniformed bodyguards who will work on a full-time basis. Also, plainclothes
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that's been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. "We were good with most of