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Private refiners, the main culprits

Private refiners, the main culprits
The scale of corruption taking place in condensate sector can easily be understood from the fact that the energy ministry has allocated condensate to two refineries which do not have any production plants at all. The Independent investigation has found that 30,000 metric tonnes of condensate was allocated to Carbon Holdings Ltd and 20,000 MT to Trans Bangla Commodity Ltd though none of these two set up any plant to refine the condensate. Most of the country’s 14 private refineries that are producing petroleum products using condensate derived from gas fields,  have been illegally selling fuel oil to filling stations. It may be mentioned that three of these plants are yet to sell fuel oil to the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation…

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It�s disturbing
It’s disturbing
Several mayoral candidates in the upcoming municipality elections, scheduled for December 30, are accused…

UN policy regime demanded for climate forced migrants

UN policy regime demanded for climate forced migrants

Speakers at a seminar on “Climate Forced Displacements: Rights and Obligations” in Paris Climate Conference on Saturday laid emphasis on new global order and dedicated UN policy regime for climate induced displaced people, reports UNB. Twenty civil society organisations from Asia, Africa,…
Tk 915 cr power distribution project in the offing

Tk 915 cr power distribution project in the offing

A new power distribution project titled “Power Distribution Development Project, Rajshahi Zone” at a cost of Tk. 915 crore is going to be implemented in Rajshahi region under Power Development Board (PDB). Under this project, works of new power cables and lines of 1,375 kilometres and renovation…
More to be done for improving the lot of women

More to be done for improving the lot of women

Recently on the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women a study was released at a seminar. According to the study the number of incidents of violence against women is declining. Well, that’s a good news right? Not really, because the same study says that while number of violent incidents…
India losing ground to China on trade with Bangladesh

India losing ground to China on trade with Bangladesh

Since Bangladesh achieved independence, seceding from Pakistan in 1971, India has been its major trading partner.  But since 2002 China’s trade with Bangladesh has increased many times over, surpassing that of India. This slowing down of economic relations between India and Bangladesh, coupled…
JS body for banning illegal vehicles on roads, highways

JS body for banning illegal vehicles on roads, highways

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts yesterday recommended settling 10 audit objections in the annual audit reports of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) in fiscal 2009-10 on the accounts of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK), reports BSS. The committee made the recommendation at…
Nov exports up 13.73pc

Nov exports up 13.73pc

Country’s export earnings in this November registered a healthy growth of 13.73 per cent totalling US$ 2,749.34 million against $ 2,417.43 million fetched during the corresponding period last year, reports UNB. The remarkable growth is attributed to moderate performance of knitwear, woven garment,…
France’s far-right set to make history in first poll

France�s far-right set to make history in first poll

AFP, PARIS: France was voting in a regional election on Sunday in a poll widely-expected to see the far-right National Front edging towards historic gains just three weeks after Islamic extremists attacked Paris, killing 130 people. Around 44 million people are eligible to vote in a poll being held…
Sonia Nishat Amin receives ‘Ananya Literary Award’

Sonia Nishat Amin receives �Ananya Literary Award�

Researcher and writer Dr Sonia Nishat Amin received this year’s ‘Ananya Sahitya Puraskar’ (Ananya Literary Award) which has been conferred for the Bangla Year 1422. Eminent novelist Selina Hossain handed over the crest, along with a cheque worth TK 50,000 and certificates to Nishat…
Sylhet effectively ‘disarm’ Gayle

Sylhet effectively �disarm� Gayle

Barisal Bulls, the most consistent team in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), received the most embarrassing treatment when they were shot out for tournament lowest 59 to concede a humiliating nine-wicket defeat to Sylhet Super Stars yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The struggling…
Chuadanga, Noakhali free day today

Chuadanga, Noakhali free day today

Chuadanga district was freed from the clutches of Pakistani Army on December 7 in 1971. This day is being observed by different socio-cultural organisations and political parties and Chuadanga Muktijoddha Sangsad in a befitting manner. The day-long programme includes hoisting of national flag, rally,…
Self-confidence to take nation forward: PM

Self-confidence to take nation forward: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said self-confidence will take the nation forward though Bangladesh has resource constraints, reports UNB. “If we have the self-confidence, the people of Bangladesh will move towards the path of progress with self-dignity,” she said. The Prime Minister…
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