Bangladesh

[ad_1] Those who sexually assaulted a female student on Chittagong University campus on July 17 night are members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, said police sources and CU BCL insiders. An officer of Hathazari Police Station, preferring anonymity, told The Daily Star, “From witnesses and substantial evidence, we have gathered that …

[ad_1] Debapriya Bhattacharya urges govt Staff Correspondent Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Jul 22, 2022 02:58 AM Debapriya Bhattacharya “> Debapriya Bhattacharya Given the current economic situation, the government should consider suspending mega projects the physical work of which has yet to begin, economist Debapriya …

[ad_1] HC tells railway officials about passengers on train roofs, ticket scalping Staff Correspondent Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Jul 22, 2022 09:45 AM Star file photo “> Star file photo The High Court yesterday came down hard on Bangladesh Railway for mismanagement, ticket scalping …

[ad_1] All newspapers owned by the members of Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (Noab) will see a price increase of at least Tk 2 per issue from July 25. This was announced in a statement issued by Noab yesterday. It means newspapers which now sell for Tk 10 a copy …

[ad_1] A toddler, her mother, and aunt were among six people who died after a bus rammed into an auto-rickshaw in Bakerganj, Barishal, yesterday afternoon. One-and-a-half-year-old Farhana died at Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, her mother Shathi, 22, died on the way to the facility and aunt Tanjila, 30, died at …

[ad_1] Furnace oil stock depleting, Barapukuria plant could shut for coal crisis; PMO meet orders steps to cut costs, consumption The government’s plan for one to two hours of daily power cuts is failing, especially in the north, and the signs are that the electricity crisis may worsen across …

[ad_1] The BNP yesterday skipped Election Commission’s dialogue seeking recommendations of political parties on how to hold a free and fair general election. BNP leaders said they shunned the talks because it was impossible for the EC to hold a free and fair election under the incumbent government. For all …

[ad_1] The government is stalling on taking the $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to ease the pressure on the foreign currency reserves after seeing the conditions that would be attached. [ad_2] Source link [email protected]

[ad_1] Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s new president by the country’s parliament yesterday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader — who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters. Official results showed Wickremesinghe garnered 134 votes in the 225-member parliament, …

[ad_1] The government has shut down diesel-run power plants and mulls some other steps to tackle the ongoing energy crisis. But how effective will the measures be? The Daily Star spoke to Badrul Imam, energy expert and former professor of geology at Dhaka University, for some insights into the matter. …

[ad_1] Inflation raced to a nine-year high of 7.56 percent in June, in a development that lays bare the extent of the cost of living crisis gripping the low-income and middle-class people in Bangladesh thanks to a war taking place some 5,800 kilometres away in Ukraine. June’s data means the …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again urged all, including the stakeholders in public and private sectors, to maintain austerity in power consumption and other areas amid a rise in global inflation. If all concerned can pursue austerity, the country will benefit, she said yesterday while chairing the first meeting …

[ad_1] The government paid Tk 16,785 crore in capacity charges to power plants in the first nine months of the last fiscal year for 22,118MW daily power generation capacity. But the government had not been able to use more than 14,000MW a day during that period as the country’s electricity …

[ad_1] Says European parliamentary delegation Staff Correspondent Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:00 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 20, 2022 03:49 AM Photo: Wikipedia “> Photo: Wikipedia The European Parliamentary Committee on International Trade has categorically said Bangladesh needs to improve rights situation and amend labour law at the soonest …

[ad_1] Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:00 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 20, 2022 03:54 AM Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. File photo “> Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. File photo Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said it’s not possible to force any political party to …

[ad_1] Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:00 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 20, 2022 03:54 AM Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. File photo “> Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. File photo Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said it’s not possible to force any political party to …

[ad_1] The jitters surrounding the state of the economy are reverberating on the stock market, with the key index dropping for the fifth day in a row. Between July 7 and yesterday, DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, which has been on a declining trend since the …