First unit of Payra power plant goes into operation
The first unit (660 MW) of newly-constructed Payra coal-fired power plant went into operation on Sunday, utilising the recently-commissioned 400 kV ..
Dhaka stocks hit 4.5-year low
Dhaka stocks on Monday plummeted to a four-and-half-year low as investors went into rampant sell-offs seeing no sign of recovery amid the government ..
One held over attack on Sarwar’s house
The Police Bureau of Investigation on Monday said it arrested a teenager at Uttara in Dhaka earlier in the day pertaining to the attack on the house of Liberation War Museum ..
HC order on Dhaka city polls today
The High Court Division is due to deliver its order today on the writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Ashoke Kumar Ghosh seeking shifting the mayoral polls ..
Balu in peril, becomes public health threat
The 50-kilometre-long Balu River flowing from Gazipur to Narayanganj through the eastern Dhaka city is in peril for massive encroachments..
Why Ichhamati won’t be declared ecologically critical: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to answer in three months as to why the 84-kilometre Ichhamati river that flows through different ..
Government hides info on Khaleda’s illness: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday alleged that the government was concealing information about the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s illness.
Raillway projects at snail’s pace as funds come slow
The installation of two of the three planned rail lines is at a nascent stage while that of the other is halfway through as only $590 million of the $7,300 million,..
Dhaka Mayoral Polls BNP alleges attacks on campaign
Bangladesh Nationalist Party mayoral candidates for Dhaka north and south cities on Sunday alleged that their campaigners came under attacks ..
DOMESTIC GAS SUPPLY High pay for LNG fails to resolve crisis
The same old gas crisis is back making life miserable in the capital with the year’s coldest winter month in progress.
