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Kuwait quizzing four more

Shahnaj Begum

Kuwaiti public prosecutors are investigating four more people who were involved in alleged money laundering and human trafficking with Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul, adding the total number of people under investigation to nine.Papul, an MP from

Kuwait arrests two officials in human trafficking case against MP Shahid

Shahnaj Begum

Kuwaiti prosecutor ordered the arrest of two Kuwaitis, the first is an in-charge in one of Kuwait's ministries and the second is a civil servant in the Ministry of Interior pending an investigation into the case of the Bangladeshi MP

Power Division to seek duty waiver on furnace oil import

Shahnaj Begum

The Power Division is set to seek waiver on furnace oil import duty apprehending that the proposed duty will increase Tk 5,000 to 6,000crore extra subsidy for power sector along with its regular subsidy for 2020-2021.As per contract, fuel cost

MP Shahid confesses to bribing Kuwaitis for hiring workers from BD

Shahnaj Begum

Laxmipur lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam alias Kazi Papul told Kuwaiti law enforcing agencies that he had handed one million Kuwaiti dinars (about 3 million US$) in cash to the manager of a Kuwaiti company to manage the 'government contract' for

Kuwait to continue detention of MP Shahid for probe

Shahnaj Begum

The Kuwaiti Public Prosecution has decided to continue the detention of Bangladeshi national Mohammad Shahid Islam, independent lawmaker from Luxmipur-2, and a Kuwaiti fellow to complete the investigation, after listening to the testimony of 11 expatriates who were brought from

Govt mulls ditching rental, quick rental power projects

Shahnaj Begum

The government is finally set to take a decision to scrape the Rental and Quick Rental Power Projects, a long-standing demand of the common people as the projects increased power tariff time and again in the last one decade.We are

Power Div seeks Tk 8,000cr more

Shahnaj Begum

The Power Division has sought TK 8,000 crore in the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 to offset the loss of power distribution companies due to Covid-19 and cyclone Amphan excluding its regular budgetary allocation.According to the Ministry of Power,

Power bills rubbing salts in C-19 wounds

Shahnaj Begum

Consumers across the country are not supposed to pay surcharge and late fee for the electricity bills of February, March and April due to coronavirus pandemic.But they are now facing harassment as they go to utility offices of banks to

Govt okays new Renewable Energy Project plan

Shahnaj Begum

Government has approved a Power Division plan to form a new company to generate mega Renewable Energy/Power Projects in the country.As per plan, a new company titled Bangladesh- China Power Company (BCPCL) would be formed under the supervision of state

World oil price falls but BD consumers pay high

Shahnaj Begum

Coronavirus pandemic has pushed oil price to its 30-year low in the international market but Bangladesh has failed to take advantage of the declining price.Brent crude oil sold at $20.49 on April 26, 2020. Oil importing countries like Germany, Japan