- Bangladesh military delegation honor the memory of Russian soldiers in Alexander Garden
- Labor Secretary warns of action if workers laid off illegally
- South Korean investors set to make significant investments in Bangladesh
- Excelerate Energy Strategic Adviser Peter Haas meets Prof Yunus
- Bashir seeks Finnish investment in renewable energy sector
- Countries brainstorm over how to cope with US-China trade war
- Shaping Bangladesh’s future key goal of Consensus Commission: Ali Riaz
- Bangladeshis Hajj pilgrimage to start on April 29 by air
- EU offers zero tariff deal to US but prepares for trade war
- Government pharmacies to be launched nationwide
- Bangladesh inks ‘Artemis Accords' with NASA
- Dhaka seeks cooperation from New Delhi in renewing Ganges water treaty: Khalilur
- Wall Street could be headed for a bear market. Here’s what that means
- Meta to introduce teen accounts for Facebook
- Govt renames two Thanas
- CA to hold breakfast meetings with Chinese, Korean investors to fast-track investment
- Tureen Afroz remanded for 4 days in attempt to murder case
- Scientists genetically engineer wolves like the extinct dire wolf
- Issuing Indian visas is their affairs: Foreign Advisor
- Prince Harry in court to challenge UK security downgrade
Six burnt in gas explosion in capital
Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in the capital on Monday night. The injured were rushed to the emergency unit of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 10:00 pm, said Dr Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the...
Fire at Petronas gas pipeline near Malaysia injures 33, rescue efforts underway
A fire at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas injured 33 people on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said. Six of the injured were sent to hospital, Selangor fire department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail told broadcaster Astro Awani,...
Businesses overwhelmed by alarming challenges
Businesses in the country have not seen stability for a long period. Setting up new industries has become even more challenging due to rising loan interest rates, liquidity shortages in banks, high dollar prices, and disruptions in the consistent supply of gas and electricity. Moreover, load...
Worries and concerns mount for industrialists
Industrialists in the country have remained concerned even seven months after the fall of the fascist government following a massive uprising. Throughout the last few years, the high dollar exchange rate against the local currency has driven up the cost of raw material imports while industrial...
Turkiye starts gas exports to Azerbaijan
Turkiye is set to begin exporting natural gas to Azerbaijans Nakhchivan this week, marking a milestone in regional energy cooperation. The announcement came from Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, who confirmed that the Igdır-Nakhchivan pipeline is now complete, reports...
BTMA call for yarn import ban via land ports, gas price cuts
The leaders of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) have urged the government to immediately ban yarn imports through land ports and reduce gas prices to protect the local textile industry. At a press conference held at the Gulshan Club in the capital, BTMA President Showkat Aziz...
Gas supply disruption in parts of Dhaka on Tuesday
Gas supply will be suspended or experience low pressure in several areas of Dhaka on Tuesday due to pipeline relocation work, the Titas Gas Authority has announced. In a statement, Titas Gas apologised for the inconvenience and said the disruption is necessary to transfer an existing pipeline...
No load shedding during Ramadan, summer, says energy advisor
Bangladeshs electricity and energy advisor, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, has assured that there will be no load shedding during Ramadan and the summer months. Speaking at a seminar on renewable energy at the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) building in Uttara on...
Japan targets 60% emissions cut by 2035 from 2013 levels
Japan set fresh climate targets on Tuesday, pledging to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels. Under the Paris Agreement, each country is supposed to provide a steeper headline figure to the UN for cutting heat-trapping emissions by 2035, and a detailed...
EU nation confirms resumption of Russian gas supply via TurkStream
Slovakia has resumed importing Russian natural gas through the TurkStream pipeline after Ukraine halted transit via its territory, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced. The move helps Slovakia avert an energy crisis after Kievs refusal to renew its transit agreement with Moscow forced several EU...
Acute gas crisis cripples industries
Years of disrupted gas supply have brought export-oriented industries and other factories to a severe production crisis. In key sectors such as textiles, ceramics, and ready-made garments, the captive power plants require a gas pressure of 15 PSI (pounds per square inch), but they are typically...
Gas supply still delayed, 14 months after inauguration
Despite the official inauguration of the project on November 14 last year, Rangpur region is still waiting for the long-anticipated gas supply. The ceremony, which featured an online address by the Prime Minister of the ousted government, was followed by the unveiling of the plaque and lighting of...
Bangladesh's natural gas reserves dwindling
Bangladesh was once described as floating on natural gas fields.That is now nothing more than a golden past. The countrys natural gas reserves are starting to deplete. Gas stockpiles and production are rapidly dwindling. It is estimated that the existing reserves will last only 10 to 12 more years....
Russia to continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions
Russia would continue with large oil and gas projects, said Russias Foreign Ministry on Saturday, as reported by Reuters. Foreign ministry claimed new U.S. sanctions against Moscows energy sector as an attempt to harm Russias economy at the risk of destabilising global markets. A statement...