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Gas production on the wane

Gas production on the wane
The country is facing a sudden gas crisis, as three gas fields had to be shut down due to technical glitches. Gas production has come down from 2750 mmcf (million cubic feet) to 2690 mmcf. Sources said industries are already suffering due to the crisis but the approaching winter season will make things worse for them. Of these three gas fields, Rupganj was shut down only six months after it started production. A government official said the recent discovery in Shabazpur will not benefit the general customer in any way, as it has no grid connection with the mainland. “Some of structures that we had thought to be gas pockets are producing only water, making us stop the production. On the other hand, one of the Titas gas field’s wells…

A miserable humanitarian disaster

A miserable humanitarian disaster

Describing the Rohingya crisis as ‘miserable humanitarian disaster’, Indian Defence Minister Srimati Nirmala Sitharaman recently said her country would provide necessary efforts to find out a solution of it, said a press release yesterday. “Rohingya is a miserable humanitarian disaster.…
Take steps to control road dust in winter: Activists

Take steps to control road dust in winter: Activists

Green activists have asked the authorities concerned to take monitoring initiatives to check dust pollution in Dhaka city as its air quality is set to fall with the onset of dry season, reports UNB. “It's time for the Department of Environment (DoE) to take a proper plan and strengthen its…
Community policing

Community policing

The “Community Policing Day” was observed yesterday for the first time in Bangladesh. Community policing is a strategy for bringing police and citizens together to prevent crime and help solve social problems. It seeks to help give police a greater sense of citizen’s needs and foster…
Of pickles and airplanes

Of pickles and airplanes

One picture that has gone viral on social media is that of India’s Defence Minister presiding over the Indian Air Force Commanders Conference. It was a serious three-day business, a bi-annual affair where the Defence Minister was briefed by the Air Chief about the status and developments in the…
Police earned public confidence

Police earned public confidence

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said common people are now cooperating with the police in preventing crimes as the force has been able to earn public confidence, reports UNB. “The present police aren’t like the ones 10 years ago. General people are now cooperating with the police…
In need of policy support

In need of policy support

Acting as a backward-linkage industry of the Readymade Garment (RMG) sector and other export-oriented industries, the net export earnings of the Garments Accessories and Packaging (GAP) sector was $6.70 billion during the 2016-17 financial year (FY). Experts in the sector say it earned around $1.12…
‘Humanitarian conditions in Yemen shocking’

‘Humanitarian conditions in Yemen shocking’

SANAA: UN aid chief Mark Lowcock on Saturday voiced alarm at the "shocking" humanitarian conditions in conflict-hit Yemen and called on warring parties to respect international law, reports AFP. Concluding a five-day mission, his first to Yemen, the UN head of humanitarian affairs and emergency…
Hasan Imam honoured by Geetanjali Academy

Hasan Imam honoured by Geetanjali Academy

For his special contribution to Liberation War of Bangladesh and country’s cultural arena, Syed Hasan Imam has already received several prestigious awards, such as Swadhinata Padak, Ekushey Padak, Bangla Academy Fellowship and lifetime honour of National Film Award. Now again, the veteran actor-director…
Bopara happy to get Mash as teammate

Bopara happy to get Mash as teammate

English all-rounder Ravi Bopara is not a fresh blood in Bangladesh cricket as he played Dhaka Premier League (BPL) along with the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for three different franchisee teams. Even though he missed to play the maiden edition because of his county engagement, the 32-year-old all-rounder…
Dilapidated house may collapse anytime

Dilapidated house may collapse anytime

The local administration of Moheshpur in Jhenidah observed the 46th death anniversary of Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman with due respect yesterday. Moheshpur Upazila Administration and Bir Shreshtha Hamidur Rahman Degree College jointly organised a prayer session (milad Mahfil) and discussion at Bir Shreshtha…
Dhaka to call for UNHRC special session

Dhaka to call for UNHRC special session

Bangladesh is going to request tomorrow for a special session on the ongoing Rohingya crisis at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), according to diplomatic sources. The objective of seeking such a session at the 47-member global body’s human rights council is, they said, to get a…
The people descended from Spartans

The people descended from Spartans

The Mani peninsula’s jagged, rocky cliffs jut from the Peloponnese at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece, forcing the landscape to heave and billow like ocean waves. From the steep hilltops, stone houses resembling small castles stand with their backs to the colossal Taygetos mountains and…
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