- ’18 crore people won’t let India occupy even an inch of land’
- Tk 1.5 billion granted for treatment of injured in July Uprising
- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
- Riders to celebrate GSL triumph with fans in Rangpur
- One more dies of dengue
- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
- Matiur sent to jail in arms case
- Danish have hygge, Irish have the craic, Welsh have hwyl’
- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
- Jamal wants more footballers like Hamza to play for Bangladesh
- Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
- Tigress start U19 T20 World Cup defeating Nepal
- Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
Bangladesh presses Adani to revise its power deal
The Prof Yunus-led interim government has started pressing Adani Power, directly linked to Indias government, to renegotiate its power export deal, accusing the company of not complying with the clause to pass on Indian tax benefits to Bangladesh. The company already charges 55% more than the...
Govt faces challenges in settling huge debts to Adani
Adani Power has escalated its efforts to recover dues from Bangladesh, with the companys Chairman Gautam Adani threatening to cut off the power supply unless payments were made. The warning was issued in a letter to the chief advisor of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus. The interim...
Cancelling power agreements with India is not easy: Rizwana
Adviser to ministry of environment, forest and climate change Syeda Rizwana Hasan said intermitting the power agreements with India is not easy. She told reporters at the secretariat on Wednesday, adding: Getting rid of those agreements will be very costly. Terming those agreements with...
Gautam Adani speaks on US bribery indictment
Adani Group founder Gautam Adani responded for the first time on Saturday to allegations by U.S. authorities that he was part of a $265 million bribery scheme, saying that his ports-to-power conglomerate was committed to world class regulatory compliance. The indictment is the second major...
Adani Group says it lost nearly $55 billion since US graft charges
The Adani Group announced on Wednesday that it had incurred a massive loss of nearly $55 billion since U.S. corruption charges were filed against top officials, which the company denies, reads a the Hindu report. Indias Adani Group conglomerate said Wednesday it had suffered a staggering loss of...
Adani shares plunge again in India following founder’s U.S. bribery charges
Shares in Indian billionaire Gautam Adanis conglomerate plummeted again on Friday following U.S. charges that the tycoon paid over $250 million in bribes to secure lucrative government contracts, shaking investor confidence, reports AFP. A bombshell indictment filed in New York on Wednesday...
Adani charged in US over massive bribery scheme
Billionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of millions of dollars of bribes and hiding the payments from investors, US prosecutors said on Wednesday. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani Group has been...
Power plants closed due to energy crisis
The production of electricity in major six power plants in the country has been partly or completely stopped because of energy crisis and outstanding bills. The decrease in electricity generation leaves the country over 700-1600 megawatt (mw) load-shedding for last three days. The power...