Experts say new infrastructure could deepen import dependence and capacity charges unless domestic gas production, plant efficiency and utility finances improve. The government has drawn up a ...

The state minister said that the health ministry and the shipping ministry have jointly planned to launch a floating hospital, or Shastho Tori, to deliver quality medical services to people in coastal ...

A high-level Chevron delegation met the prime minister as Bangladesh seeks greater investment in gas exploration and existing fields. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged US energy giant ...

The approvals cover imports from Russia, Canada, Belarus, Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon and Bulgaria. The government has approved about 1.1 million tonnes of fertiliser ...

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raised domestic gold prices on Saturday citing a rise in the cost of pure gold ...

The reserved-seat MP submitted her resignation after an instruction from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, and the Parliament Secretariat subsequently declared the seat vacant. Ferdousi Ahmed Misti, a ...

Experts also point out that Bangladesh has not conducted major local gas exploration in the past two decades, nor made significant investments in the sector. Bangladesh continues importing costly ...

The minister said the government is highly conscious of citizens’ freedom of expression and personal security. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday said the proposed Cyber Security (Amendment) Act ...

Bangladesh high commissioner noted that the two countries could share knowledge, technology and expertise to strengthen climate resilience. Bangladesh and the Maldives can translate their shared ...

Bangladesh Bank, on November 26, released the latest data on nonperforming loans, which show that as of September 30, nonperforming loans in the country’s banks reached BDT 6.44 trillion, representing ...

Inconsistent documents and family details are complicating applications to change dates of birth, while the Election Commission tightens checks on age revisions. Samela Khatun (a pseudonym) is a ...

Now reaching households across the most remote areas of Bangladesh, bKash serves 82 million customers. More than 47 million of them are active users who have conducted transactions within the past 90 ...