Asifur Rahman

Only 4.71pc of candidates are women

A total of 128 female candidates are set to run for 99 seats in the January 7 national election. This is only 4.71 percent of the total 2,713 candidates taking part in the polls.

1d ago

Elections: 128 female candidates to run for 99 seats

This is only 4.71 percent of the total 2,713 candidates taking part in the polls in 300 constituencies

1d ago

244 aspirants for 20 Dhaka seats

A total of 244 aspirants, either with a party ticket or independently, will fight in the 20 constituencies of Dhaka, according to the data of two Returning Offices of the district.

2d ago

Independents all-time high

The number of independent aspirants submitting nomination papers for the upcoming national polls is at an all time high.

2d ago

Jatiya Party leader submits nomination as Trinamool BNP candidate

Jatiya Party (JP) leader Md Rafiqul Islam, who has submitted nomination from Trinamool BNP, is going to contest the 12th national election from Dhaka-4 constituency without his party's consent.

3d ago

No new project ahead of polls

The Election Commission has instructed different ministries, departments and organisations to suspend initiating any new projects or programmes, including reliefs and grants for all constituencies, ahead of the upcoming 12th national election.

1w ago

EC gets more time to scrutinise nomination forms, appeal disposal

The Election Commission will have more time to scrutinise nomination forms and dispose of appeals this time than in the previous few national elections.

2w ago

Private power plants seek Tk 4,000cr in excess

Owners of the country’s private power plants have sought the prime minister’s assistance in settling their claim of Tk 4,000 crore on top of their overdue fuel import bills.

2w ago
August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023

Nat’l Energy Security Day: High time to start gas exploration

With local gas production on the wane, import dependency in the power and energy sector is on the rise, in what can be viewed as a threat to national energy security, according to experts.

August 5, 2023
August 5, 2023

Power Sector Subsidy: Low revenue collection limits disbursement

Though the government has allocated a large amount of subsidy to the power sector, it is unable to disburse the amount as per demand due to narrow fiscal space.

July 22, 2023
July 22, 2023

A law to protect intellectual rights

Aiming to safeguard intellectual property rights, the government is going to increase the punishment for violating copyrights, with more specific definitions and the inclusion of some new provisions.

July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023

Registration of 2 Parties: Questions raised over EC’s picks

A day after the Election Commission primarily cleared little-known Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) for registration as political parties,

July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023

Power projects rarely completed on time

Most of the projects in the power sector are not completed on time, with some seeing as much as 300 percent cost overruns, said a recent report of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).

July 7, 2023
July 7, 2023

Capacity charge is model of robbery

Says IMED in a report on the power sector

June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023

Age of low-priority projects?

Amid a cost of living crisis, providing cash support to the poor and endeavouring to tame inflation would be the logical actions. But the government is not toeing that line.

June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023

Power Outage: Only one-third plants operating at full capacity

Of the 153 power plants in the country, 49 are operating at capacity, which explains the ongoing power outages amid the searing summer heat.

June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

Payra Plant’s Temporary Closure: Govt counting on power plants under trial run

With the country’s biggest power producer, Payra Power Plant, temporarily closing yesterday, the government is now looking at plants that are doing dry runs to ease load shedding.     

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

Not improving anytime soon

Nobody knows exactly when the power cuts will end

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