Bangladesh’s growing dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplied through Japan is exposing the country to long-term economic and environmental risks, including vulnerability to global energy price volatility and rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report by international research group Zero Carbon Analytics (ZCA). The report, released on Tuesday in London, said Japan, one of the world’s largest LNG ...

A group of the leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are currently banned, brought out a flash procession in Sylhet on Tuesday early morning. Sylhet Metropolitan Police arrested four people from the procession. The arrested are Ibrahim Mustafa Mahi, Saniad Ahmed, Redwan Ahmed Rabbi and Ashraful Ahmed Shafi, the police said. Local residents ...

A US-Iran deal aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed at Switzerland’s mountainside Burgenstock resort on Friday, the Swiss foreign ministry said. Tehran and Washington announced Sunday they had agreed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict, which broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran and engulfed the Middle East. “At this ...

Bangladesh might have to field a fresh-looking side under a new skipper on Wednesday, with sources hinting that Towhid Hridoy is set to lead the side for the first time in his career as regular captain Litton Das might have to sit out the T20 series opener against Australia at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium. Litton, ...

Ad-Din Foundation Executive Director Sheikh Mohiuddin has resigned from his post in the wake of the cancellation of a Dhaka-based hospital’s license over the deaths of six newborns. The Ad-Din Foundation confirmed Sheikh Mohiuddin’s resignation in a press release on Tuesday. Dhaka University’s (DU) retired professor Jamilunnesa has been appointed as the new executive director, the press release added. Jamilunnesa ...

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Andalib Elias paid a farewell call on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya as he prepares to conclude his diplomatic assignment in the island nation. During the meeting, the Sri Lankan prime minister appreciated the high commissioner’s efforts in further strengthening the longstanding and friendly relations between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, according to a ...

Ten more districts across the country are set to be brought under the railway network as part of the government’s plan to expand rail connectivity, Road Transport, Bridges, Shipping and Railways Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said on Tuesday. The expansion will mainly cover districts adjacent to Dhaka as well as several districts in the southern region, he said at a ...

Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey, currently attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka after experiencing sudden chest pain. Mofizur Rahman Ashik, former joint general secretary of the central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, confirmed the matter. According to Ashik, Ansarey felt sudden chest pain at around 3pm on Monday and ...

Swiss aviation services company Swissport has expressed interest in participating in ground handling operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), as Bangladesh and Switzerland discussed expanding cooperation in the civil aviation sector. The interest was conveyed by Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli during a courtesy call on Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam and State Minister M Rashiduzzaman ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved five projects involving an estimated cost of Tk7,003.36 crore. Of the total project cost, Tk4,536.10 crore will come from the government’s own resources, while Tk2,467.26 crore will be financed through project loans. The approval came from the 13th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year (FY26) held at the ...