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Severe gas crisis cripples port city

Severe gas crisis cripples port city
Severe gas crisis has taken a heavy toll on the 602,074 consumers in the port city Chittagong, including 1,100 industries and 597,983 domestic consumers. Not only household tasks, industrial production and supply of gas to fuel stations have also been disrupted. The supply of gas from the national grid to the Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Co. Ltd (KGDCL) has currently been reduced by at least 40–60 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), sparking the crisis. Usually, KGDCL can supply only around 250–260 mmcfd of gas against the demand for around 500–550 mmcfd of gas. Currently, the supply has come down to 200-230 mmcfd due to the dip in the supply from the national grid, said Anupam Dutta, customer relationship manager of KGDCL.…

‘Sea cruise’ to draw more tourists, says Menon

‘Sea cruise’ to draw more tourists, says Menon

A "sea cruise" will be introduced at the end of this month to attract more tourists, the minister for civil aviation and tourism, Rashed Khan Menon, said yesterday (Thursday).  Tourism is one of the main components of the economy, he said, adding that a large number of jobs will be created…
Polls boycott again to make BNP irrelevant, says Quader

Polls boycott again to make BNP irrelevant, says Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday warned that BNP may become irrelevant in politics if it repeats the mistake by boycotting the next polls as it did in the 10th parliamentary elections, reports UNB. BNP has turned into a weaker and disorderly party as a consequence for the…
Combating corruption

Combating corruption

It is not surprising news that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested a revenue officer of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) in the city while receiving money from one building owner in exchange for reducing his holding tax. There is no dearth of corrupt elements in Bangladesh. They always look…
Atrocities against Rohingya Muslims

Atrocities against Rohingya Muslims

On February 3, the Office of the United High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a 43-page report detailing unprecedented and devastating cruelty of Myanmar’s security forces against Rohingya population in Rakhine state since October last year.  Reading the report that contains…
Excellent litchi flowering makes farmers happy

Excellent litchi flowering makes farmers happy

RANGPUR: The farmers are now happy over excellent litchi flowering with a hope of getting bumper production of the juiciest fleshy fruit this season in eights northern districts under Rangpur division, reports BSS. With advent of the spring at the eve of departure of the winter, massive litchi blooming…
Experts sceptical about potential of renewable energy in country

Experts sceptical about potential of renewable energy in country

Renewable energy cannot be a substitute for base load power plants in Bangladesh and resolve the problems related to this sector, experts at a seminar said yesterday. The seminar, titled 'New Energy Realities: Building a Resilient and Low Carbon Future’, was organised by the Asia Pacific Business…
Lords urged to back Brexit 
bill after MPs vote

Lords urged to back Brexit bill after MPs vote

Legislation empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start Brexit negotiations moves to Britain’s House of Lords on Thursday—with ministers urging peers to do their “patriotic duty” and back it, reports AFP from London. MPs in parliament’s lower chamber, the House of Commons,…
Five-day film festival starts at DU today

Five-day film festival starts at DU today

Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) has organised a five-day film festival at the TSC Auditorium of Dhaka University in the capital marking the International Mother Language Day. The 16th edition of the festival, titled ‘Amar Bhasar Chalachitra’ featuring 20 Bangla films, will begin today.…
Mushfiqur lacks imagination

Mushfiqur lacks imagination

While Bangladesh put a sloppy fielding show and bowlers bowled a plenty of short length ball after the first hour of the game, Mushfiqur Rahim looked undecided about his game plan. Capitalizing the tinge of grass on the pitch, the Bangladesh fast bowlers—Taskin Ahmed and Kamrul Islam Rabbi excelled…
Brick kilns in Tangail badly affect environment

Brick kilns in Tangail badly affect environment

More than 200 brick kilns in 12 upazilas of the district have long been polluting the environment. Of them, 72 are in the reserve forest area of Madhupur, Ghatail, Sakhipur and Mirzapur upazilas. The use of topsoil in making bricks, setting up of kilns on arable land and use of immature timber are seriously…
Job, biz scopes for Bangladeshis in Cyprus

Job, biz scopes for Bangladeshis in Cyprus

Bangladeshis have been offered new job and business opportunities in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The Cyprus government has offered permanent citizenship if one is willing to invest EUR 3 lakh (Tk. 2.50 crore) in the Eastern Mediterranean country. When this correspondent visited Lebanon as part…
Leaks suggest Trump’s own team is alarmed by his conduct

Leaks suggest Trump’s own team is alarmed by his conduct

President Donald Trump was confused about the dollar: Was it a strong one that’s good for the economy? Or a weak one? So he made a call ― except not to any of the business leaders Trump brought into his administration or even to an old friend from his days in real estate. Instead, he called his…
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