The government has cut the prices of diesel, petrol, octane and kerosene by Tk 5 per litre apparently to tame the commodity market which became volatile after the fuel got costlier. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources issued a gazette notification on Monday night in this regard. Earlier in the day, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid ...

Nearly one in four adults plan never to turn their heating on this winter, polling suggests, as average energy bills are set to surge while the temperature drops over the coming months. The survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found 23% would not turn their heating on at all over the winter months, with this figure rising to 27% ...

Launch teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent a final full day of preparations ahead of Monday’s planned liftoff of NASA’s giant next-generation rocket on its debut test flight, kicking off the agency’s Artemis moon-to-Mars program 50 years after the end of the Apollo era. NASA officials said on Sunday that all systems appeared “go” for liftoff, and ...

Bangladesh’s petrol pump owners have decided to give the government until September 12 to fulfil their list of five demands, including higher sales commissions. If their demands are not met by then, a ‘symbolic strike’ will be enforced at petrol pumps across the country from dawn to 11 am on September 13, according to them. The Petrol Pump Owners Association ...

Rupali Bank Limited has appointed Mohammad Jahangir as the new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer. He joined at the post through a circular from the Financial Institutions division of the Ministry of Finance. Mohammad Jahangir was born at Kabirhat upazila in Noakhali district. He received M.com (Management) degree and MBA on Finance from Dhaka University. Jahangir started his ...

A Bangladeshi-flagged ship has started its journey from Muktarpur of Munshiganj to India carrying jhut, the scrap fabric produced by the RMG industry, for the first time in the country’s history. The ship ‘MV Razzaku’ started its journey around 12:45 pm from Char Muktarpur River Port for Dhubri Port in Assam of India. India’s Bhansali International is importing 111 metric ...

California is to ban the sale of new petrol-only vehicles by 2035, marking a historic step in the state’s attempts to tackle climate change. The new rules are aimed to force car makers to accelerate the introduction to the market of cleaner vehicles. It comes after Governor Gavin Newsom set a target in 2020 to speed up the shift away ...

Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the UK awaits a new leader. Regulator Ofgem said its energy price cap, which sets prices for consumers who are not on a fixed deal with their supplier, will in October increase to an average £3,549 ($4,197) ...

The UK has taken fresh action against the Myanmar Armed Forces on 5th anniversary of the military’s campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya. Announcing a further round of sanctions to target military-linked businesses in Myanmar, the British government said the new sanctions to target the military’s access to arms and revenue. Those being sanctioned include Star Sapphire Group of ...

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said the government has no restrictions on importing food products from Russia and Ukraine or any other country. The minister was talking to the media after a top level government meeting on import of food grains and products held at the secretariat. He said the importing of food products was discussed at the meeting ...