Gas supply shortage hits Dhaka life hard
Thousands of households in Dhaka have been facing severe shortage of gas supply for the past one week although the supplies to other major consumers like power stations, CNG filling stations and fertiliser factories are being staggered.
Myanmar unwilling to take back Rohingyas to original places
Myanmar authorities are disinclined to take Rohingya returnees back to the original places from where they were forcibly displaced in military operations in Rakhine State.
Myanmar’s BGP forcing Rohingyas to leave Bangladesh-Myanmar border
The Border Guard Police of Myanmar on Saturday reportedly started asking Rohingya people, staying on no-man’s land along the Tombru border point in Bandarban district, to leave the area. Around 4,500 Rohingya people have been staying on the no-man’s land of the border, said Din Mohammad, a leader of the Rohingya people.
Bangladesh customs intel officials confined for seizing iPhone sets
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate officials were confined to the exit of Bashundhara Shopping Complex for about three hours and a half after they seized 100 iPhone sets from different shops at shopping complex.
Education spending continues to shrink
Bangladesh continues to spend less on education in terms of percentage of gross domestic products than other South Asian countries although it says that improvement of quality of education is a priority.
Dhaka stocks see longest-ever bear run with 11-day dip
Dhaka stocks on Wednesday dropped for the 11th consecutive session, the longest ever downward spell at the bourse, as investors became puzzled over the continuous fall in share prices despite the BSEC’s approval
Homecoming day of Hasina today
The ruling Awami League and its associate organisations will observe the 38th anniversary of the homecoming of its president Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, on Thursday
Appellate Division upholds Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the bail granted to former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court Division. But the authorities would not set her free on bail as they had already shown her arrested in two other cases in Comilla.
Khaleda will be out of jail before Eid, BNP hopes
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Wednesday expressed his hope that the party’s imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia would be released from the prison before forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr
FARM LOAN DEFAULT Two lakh farmers facing certificate cases
About two lakh farmers across country are facing certificate cases for defaulting repayment of agricultural loans.The financial burden caused grave concern among the affected families, according to the farmers as well as the banks.
