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S Alam takes Tk 3,287cr in power capacity charge

The coal-based 1,224MW Banshkhali power station, owned by the controversial S Alam group, realised up to more than double the amount received by its peers in capacity charge payment in

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BNP to meet same fate if it follows AL footprint: Fakhrul

Calling upon his party’s rank and file to stay aside from acts of repression, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that his party will meet the same

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People to get benefit of giving magistracy power to army, home adviser says

Home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday the people would get benefit of bestowing magistracy power upon the army. ‘Police officials who are yet to

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Bangladesh one of hardest-hit nations by climate change-driven extreme heat: report

A recent report by Climate Central has revealed that Bangladesh is among the hardest-hit nations by climate change-driven extreme heat, with 119 million people-two-thirds of the population-exposed to at least

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CID files 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, others over $83m money laundering

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, the founder and vice chairman of Beximco Group, along with 27 others, on charges of laundering $83

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Khaleda to be released from hospital today

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to her Gulshan residence on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment for six days at Evercare Hospital in the capital. ‘She

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Professor Muhammad Yahia appointed as acting VC of CU

Professor Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor from the department of political science at Chittagong University, has been appointed as the acting vice-chancellor of the university. In recent days, students

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BMD predicts rains across Bangladesh in 24hrs

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday. ‘Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary

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Bangladesh shipbreaking industry lacks adequate oversight: HRW

The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protections in the

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WB commits over $2b of new support to Bangladesh

The World Bank is committed to increasing lending to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to help the reform agenda of the Interim Government, its Country Director Abdoulaye Seck said on

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