Government to act under law if LPG supply is manipulated or a strike called
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has warned that the government will sternly put down any attempt to hold the public hostage over LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) by creating an artificial crisis, manipulating the market or…
Salahuddin Ahmed’s first janaza held at Sangsad Bhaban south plaza, Tarique Rahman pays tribute
The first namaz-e-janaza of former lawmaker and BNP commerce affairs secretary Salahuddin Ahmed was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this morning, with Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman taking part. The Prime Minister…
We are buying aircraft, oil and soybean: finance minister seeks extra US assistance
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury believes Bangladesh now deserves more assistance from the United States in return for the way relations between the two countries have advanced and the huge volume of goods Bangladesh is buying from that…
In-principle nod to LNG purchase from five firms through direct procurement
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recommended in-principle approval of two proposals of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division relating to the supply and purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Energy and Mineral Resources Division…
Government wants all local government elections done by June, allocates nearly Tk 6,000 crore
The government has set aside nearly Tk 6,000 crore for holding local government elections, with the goal of completing all five types of elections by next June. The Election Commission has been urged once again to this end, said State Minister for Local…
No decision yet on additional $10 billion, but World Bank ready to give full support: finance minister
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury held a meeting with the Managing Director (MD) of the World Bank in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. After the meeting, he told journalists that the World Bank is ready to give Bangladesh full support.…
Move to set 35-year age limit for becoming a lawyer, says law minister
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohammad Asaduzzaman has said that an initiative will be taken to close the opportunity to become a lawyer after the age of 35. If the initiative is implemented, the scope for entering this profession anew…
Entire 81km rail line to be elevated, cutting Dhaka-Chattogram distance by nearly 80km
The decision to build an 81-kilometre elevated chord line from Dhaka and Shyampur to Cumilla has been finalised, said Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, the Prime Minister’s adviser on information and broadcasting. He said this at a press conference called at the…
Abdul Moyeen Khan seeks UAE help to make saline water drinkable, proposes joint pilot project in Cox’s Bazar
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has proposed taking up a joint pilot project with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Cox’s Bazar, aimed at converting Bangladesh’s saline water into drinking…
PM asks for dengue awareness through Friday sermons and loudspeaker announcements in neighbourhoods
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities concerned to arrange loudspeaker announcements in neighbourhoods and to have the issue addressed in Friday (Jumma) sermons to make people aware of dengue prevention. He gave the directive at a…