Power generation timeline likely to slip

Small experimental effort in 2022 evolved into promising venture in Moulvibazar village

Char dwellers suffer as fuel crisis leaves boats idle and boatmen without income

Incident in Fujairah near Strait of Hormuz follows drone interception, reports WAM

Commission awaits govt guidance, parliamentary decision on party symbols for city polls

Mobile court penalises business for illegal stockpiling and overpricing

The mobile app–based system will initially apply to motorcycles, allowing registered vehicles to purchase limited fuel within a set time

Bangladesh will take the stage alongside other nations in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as the world‑famous TV pop spectacle makes its debut in Asia.

The reciprocal trade agreement signed with the US may severely limit Bangladesh’s energy options, Debapriya Bhattacharya, convener of Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, said yesterday.

The government is discussing a proposal to introduce a mix of online and in-person classes for schools, especially in metropolitan areas, as part of efforts to tackle the ongoing global energy crisis.

The power and energy ministry has long been dominated by multinational firms, and as a result, Bangladesh has spent a huge amount of resources and is constantly trapped in a cycle of dependency, said economist Anu Muhammad yesterday.

At least four more children have died from suspected measles and related complications in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 44 so far this year.

The government has decided to keep domestic fuel prices unchanged this month by absorbing rising import costs through heavy subsidies.

Calling the July charter implementation order “a document of endless deceit and national betrayal”, the treasury bench yesterday proposed forming an all-party special parliamentary committee to amend the constitution.

Bangladesh authorities are seeking to establish legal agreements with nine countries and one territory, which have been identified as the primary destinations for laundered money, as part of efforts to recover illicit funds transferred abroad.

Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with virtually all of its crude oil imports and a large share of LNG supplies dependent on the strategic chokepoint, according to a new global report.

Newspaper owners yesterday urged the government to scrap import duty, advance income tax (AIT), and value-added tax (VAT) on newsprint in the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, warning that mounting burdens are threatening the industry’s survival.

The deaths of at least 12 youths from Sunamganj on the Mediterranean route have prompted two cases against nine alleged human traffickers, as families accuse brokers of luring victims with false promises of safe passage to Europe via Libya.

Residents of some 25 villages have been suffering immensely with their daily commute since the dilapidated wooden bridge over the Teka river in Jashore collapsed last year.

The approach roads on both ends of a newly constructed bridge in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj remain incomplete even as the project’s deadline has expired.