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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

Suu Kyi wants to send team to discuss Rohingya issue

Shahnaj Begum

Myanmar, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi wants to discuss Rohingya issues with Bangladesh bi-laterally, diplomatic sources said Sunday.Amid the growing pressure on Myanmar, especially from the EU, USA, France, Canada the Myanmar government is now thinking to send special

Public hearing on power tariff begins tomorrow

Shahnaj Begum

Public hearing on power tariff is set to start from tomorrow (Monday) at Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in the wake of the Power Development Board's (PDBs) proposal to increase electricity tariff by 15 percent at the bulk level.BERC has

BD-India JSC meeting on power sector dev Sept 27-28

Shahnaj Begum

The 13th Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting in power sector cooperation between Bangladesh and India is scheduled to be held on September 27-28 to explore new areas and opportunities in developing the power sectors in both the countries. During the

Over four-fold rise in gas price from next year

Shahnaj Begum

Gas price will go up from US$ 3.50 to US$ 7-8 per unit from April next year when liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be injected into the national grid.According to a government presentation on LNG price, the rate of per

UNSC to meet on Rohingya issue today

Shahnaj Begum

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold a 'closed-door' meeting on Wednesday (today) to discuss the deteriorating situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state.As per request of Sweden and Britain, two influential members of the European Parliamentary Commission, the

Dhaka seeks OIC, EU intervention to resolve Rohingya crisis

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh sought Western countries and OIC members' intervention in resolving Myanmar's ongoing Rohingya crisis by taking up the issue in the UN Security Council's meeting.Bangladesh also told the diplomats that Bangladesh wants full implementation of Annan Commission's report in resolving

Dhaka to apprise foreign envoys of Rohingya issue today

Shahnaj Begum

The foreign Ministry will sit with the heads of foreign missions and the aid agencies today (Sunday) to discuss the Rohingya issue. To apprise the international community about Rohingya issue and government's immediate measures, especially humanitarian aid support, provided by

LNG import deal with Qatar on Sept 24

Shahnaj Begum

Government to sign final contract with Qatar on September 24 to import 2.5 plus minus million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) annually from July 2018, Energy Division sources said.Government would sign a long-term agreement worth about $2.28 billion by

PM seeks UN intervention for Rohingya repatriation

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh wants United Nations intervention for resolving Rohingya issue and sending back the Myanmar refugees, who fled the country in the wake of violence in the bordering state of Rakhine.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made this call during a meeting with

Indonesia, Turkey keen to help BD deal with Rohingya issue

Shahnaj Begum

Muslim-majority countries including Indonesia, Turkey and most of the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have offered help to Bangladesh to deal with the massive inflow of people from Myanmar.To know the situation, OIC member countries, India