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● HSC, equivalent exams postponed in CTG board areas ● A Leader who connects with children ● Bridge collapse cuts Rangamati-Bandarban road link ● Bandarban extends closure of tourist spots until July 15 ● Bangladesh overhauls savings certificate tax rules ● PM joins Dhaka Medical College's 80th anniv ● Floods-landslides kill 26 in Cox's Bazar

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BNP MPs refrain from taking oath for Reform Council

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The decision of the Members of Parliament belonging to the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to refrain from taking the oath as members of the proposed Constitution Reform Council-while duly taking oath as Members of Parliament-raises a constitutional question of

Who to be FM?

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Abdul Moyeen Khan is currently ahead in the race of the probable next Foreign Minister, followed closely by Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.According to the sources, if either of them is appointed as full minister, Shama Obaed is likely to be

BD to import $15b energy products from US

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Bangladesh is set to import around $15 billion worth of energy products including liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petroleum products, in next 15 years from the United States as per the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART)

Tk 1,213cr EC budget to combat violence during election

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To combat violence during 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum, the Election Commission (EC) is set to spend TK 1,213.14 crore across the country.On the basis of intelligence reports, the EC takes special measures in country's 84 'high risk' violence

Power plants are feeling the pinch

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Petrobangla's declining gas supply to power plants is forcing Bangladesh to rely on furnace oil and diesel, sharply increasing electricity costs and risking idle generation capacity.The state-owned corporation has failed to meet its target of supplying 1,040 million cubic feet

Niko ordered to pay $42m compensation to Petrobangla

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Canadian energy company Niko Resources has been ordered to pay USD 42 million to Bangladesh's state-owned oil and gas corporation Petrobangla, following a verdict by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over the devastating gas blowouts at

Niko to pay $42m compensation for Tengratila gas field blowout: ICSID

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The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has directed the Canadian company Niko Resources to pay $ US 42 million as compensation for the blowout in Tangratila Gas field at Chhatak in Sylhet on January 7, 2005.Bangladesh claimed

BD to be among 6 most heat-hit countries in 25 years, new study says

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Bangladesh will be among the six countries most severely affected by extreme heat by 2050 due to rising temperatures, a new study has said.Lead author of the study Dr Jesus Lizana of University of Oxford, UK, said national average temperatures

Govt fails to contain LPG, gas crisis

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LP Gas cylinders are still unavailable, even at higher prices in most areas.There is even no authority in the interim government to see what happened to the consumers: no assurance came from any corner that could ensure when the people

ICJ starts hearing of Rohingya case filed by Gambia

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) kicked off the public hearings in the genocide case filed by The Gambia against Myanmar over atrocities committed against the Rohingya community on Monday, at The Hague.The case stems from Myanmar's 2017 military crackdown