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● Mostafiz wins Rangpur city polls ● Ex-Ctg mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury dies ● Mayor Annisul Huq passes away ● HC verdict on BDR mutiny: Death penalty for 139, life term for 185 ● HC begins reading verdict on BDR mutiny ● 3 siblings among 5 killed in Kishoreganj clash ● 4 workers killed in Sylhet stone quarry landslide

BD to drop term ‘Rohingya’ from accord to form Jt panel with Myanmar

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh has agreed to delete the Rohingya word from the proposed draft agreement which is going to be signed with the Myanmar government between November 23 and 24. The agreement will be to form a Joint Working Group (JWG) to

Myanmar sets 4 conditions for Rohingya return

Shahnaj Begum

Rohingya crisis has taken a critical turn as the Myanmar government has drawn four criteria before it proceeds with the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.Quoting Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary U Kyaw Zeya, Kolkata based newspaper Anandabazar said, Those Rohingyas

Govt asks BERC to give decision on power tariff

Shahnaj Begum

The government is in a hasty move to get a decision from the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) so far the electricity tariff is concern.It asked the BERC officials to complete the necessary analysis in this regard before 90 days

Indian guideline obstacle to regional power market

Shahnaj Begum

The dream of establishing a Common Power Market in the Sub-Continent is still an unrealistic idea as experts and investors feel that the 'Guidelines on Cross Border Trade of Electricity' of the Indian government is a major impediment here.The guidelines

UNESCO recognises Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech

Shahnaj Begum

The historic 7th March speech of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a de facto declaration of Bangladesh's independence, has been recognised as part of world's documentary heritage by UNESCO. The 19 minutes speech is recognized as

Myanmar yet to agree to BD's 10-pt proposal

Shahnaj Begum

Myanmar government has not agreed to the 10-point proposal put forward by Bangladesh in resolving Rohingya crisis and even did not agree to discuss Kofi Annan Commission report in this regard, Home Ministry and diplomatic sources told the Daily Observer

Chevron wants to stay in Bangladesh

Shahnaj Begum

Chevron, the US oil giant, wants to continue its operations in three gas fields in Bangladesh setting a condition to increase gas price to US$ 3 dollar from US$2.76 for per unit gas on an average.Following a meeting with Petrobangla,

Deal on SME, renewable energy, fuel pipeline with India

Shahnaj Begum

The Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting between Bangladesh and India yielded three specific instruments including signing and handing over of three bilateral documents which includes capacity building in SME, sale-purchase agreement between Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation and Numaligarh Refinery of India

Accord on SME capacity building, renewable energy, fuel pipeline with India

Shahnaj Begum

IOM to help rehabilitate Rohingyas in Bhasan Char

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh is set to rehabilitate Rohingya refugees at Bhasan Char (also known as Thengar Char) in Hatia until they are sent back to Myanmar as per the Prime Minister's directive.To implement the idea, Bangladesh has sought an effective role from