Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that the government is planning to supply about 80 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) from Bhola district to the national network to ease the nagging energy crisis."We hope we're able to bring the gas from Bhola within 3-4
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Golam Faruq made new DMP commissioner
The government has appointed Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Khandker Golam Faruq as the new commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). A gazette notification was issued in this regard by the Home Ministry's Public Security Division on Sunday. The appointment of Golam Faruq will be effective from October 29 as incumbent
Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as companies ask for time
The Bangladesh government has taken no effective steps to implement the e-waste management regulations it introduced more than a year back, as the rules relating to it are stuck in procedural issues connected to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The longer the implementation is delayed, the larger the pile of e-waste
Govt to introduce ITS tech to improve road safety
The government is bringing new technology to plug the gaps in the detection and tracking of reckless driving left by conventional methods to ensure safer highways, official sources said. The implementation of the technology-driven Intelligent Transport System (ITS) will allow the authorities to elevate highway surveillance on a par with developed
No scope to oust govt in clandestine way: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Friday said without polls, there is no scope to oust the government through a secret alleyway. He said this in a statement in protest against BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's comments, describing those as "baseless, ill-motivated and conspiratorial". About Fakhrul's claim that the nation's
Govt to be liable for any trouble in Khulna: Fakhrul
BNP Secretray General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday warned that the government will be held responsible if anything bad happens regardimg their party's divisional rally in Khulna scheduled for Saturday. "We have a divisional rally in Khulna tomorrow (Saturday).The government has already established a reign of terror in Khulna centring
Govt won’t gain from preventing rallies: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday accused the government of trying to suppress the movement of opposition and said the government can achieve nothing by preventing BNP from holding big rallies. "You all know how much injustice and repression are going on. The government has been working terribly...to
Govt plans to import 5.46m tons of petroleum in 2023
Bangladesh has planned to import 5.46 million (54.6 lakh) metric tons of petroleum for 2023. Of these bulk petroleum, some 3.860 million (38.60 lakh tons) is refined petroleum while the remaining 1.6 million (16 lakh) MT is crude petroleum. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in a meeting, with Finance
Nothing now under govt’s control: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina repeatedly talks about a possible famine in the country next year as her government is losing control due to 'unbridled' corruption and mismanagement. Speaking to reporters at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office after talks with National Democratic Party
Law planned to handle land-related offences
The government is planning to enact the 'Prevention and Remedies of Land Related Offences Act' to reduce the number of land-related lawsuits as it thinks the major share of the country's criminal and civil cases originate from land disputes. Once enacted, according to an official document, the government thinks that it