The government is working to restore normal gas supply across the country after a technical fault at a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) disrupted the national gas distribution system. The malfunction has reduced gas supply to the national grid by around 450 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said in a statement today. Gas supply from the affected FSRU has been temporarily suspended due to the technical glitch, resulting in low gas pressure for industrial units, power plants, CNG filling stations and other consumers in different parts of the country. The…
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Climate experts and policymakers today called for a more equitable, transparent and locally responsive climate finance system to enables Bangladesh’s most climate-vulnerable communities to lead adaptation and resilience initiatives. The call came at the National Policy Dialogue on Equitable Climate Finance for Locally Led Climate Action in Bangladesh, where participants stressed the need for a comprehensive Climate Finance Implementation Plan based on a holistic, multi-stakeholder approach. The event was organised by HEKS/EPER Bangladesh in collaboration with the Centre for Climate Justice Bangladesh under the Climate Action at Local Level (CALL) programme, with support from the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh.…
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain today said the government will launch a nationwide home-to-home health screening programme to detect diseases at an early stage among the general population. “Every citizen has the right to receive healthcare services and that no one will be deprived of healthcare. To ensure better public health and facilitate the early detection of serious diseases, the government will introduce the home-to-home health screening initiative across the country,” he said. Sakhawat was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of Hygiene for Health Bangladesh at Gulshan Lake Park here. He said…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said that the government is working to build a transparent, accountable, and investment-friendly environment for a planned, sustainable, and corruption-free housing sector in the country. “The housing industry is one of the key drivers of the national economy. Its development is crucial to the country’s overall economic growth. The government is working to create a transparent, accountable and investment-friendly environment to ensure that the housing sector develops in a planned, sustainable and corruption-free manner,” he said. The Prime Minister made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with a delegation of the Real Estate and Housing…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran vie for control over the vital waterway. In recent weeks, Iran has hit tankers using a route hugging the Omani coast to traverse the strait, in a bid to strongarm vessels into using its own waters and pay for safe passage. “Three oil tankers, provoked and tempted by the child-killing American army, were trying to pass through the mine-laid route south of the Strait of Hormuz, but after one of them exploded and caught fire, the other…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the authorities concerned to remove obstacles hindering the growth of the country’s garment industry as soon as possible. He gave the instruction at a meeting with a delegation from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shipul. BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan led the delegation, he said. “The BGMEA representatives informed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman about various challenges facing the industry, including the need to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity and gas.…
The United States on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear program in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes non-proliferation safeguards. The move comes as the United States under President Donald Trump fights a war with Iran that began in large part over concerns with Tehran’s nuclear program — an issue that remains a key point of contention during now-stalled peace talks. Two agreements — one on “peaceful nuclear cooperation” and another on “bilateral safeguards” — were signed by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz…
The government today announced formation of a joint working group and plans to organise an International Jute Expo as part of a coordinated initiative to expand Bangladesh’s jute exports and strengthen the sector’s global market presence. The decisions were announced at a coordination meeting titled “Strategic Economic Diplomacy and Export Expansion for Bangladesh’s Jute Sector”, jointly organised by the foreign and textiles and jute ministries at the foreign ministry here. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md Shariful Alam announced the formation of the Joint Working Group between the two ministries and the plan to organise the International Jute Expo…
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M. Rashiduzzaman Millat today confirmed that Biman Bangladesh Airlines will purchase 10 aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus as part of the government’s move towards a mixed-fleet strategy. “We will sign the agreement with Airbus by August 31,” Millat told BSS, saying the aircraft are expected to start joining Biman’s fleet from 2031. The state minister said details of the procurement, including the price and other terms and conditions, would be disclosed after the agreement is concluded. He said the government is negotiating the deal keeping Bangladesh’s national and commercial interests at the…
Highway Police chief Additional Inspector General (IGP) Faruk Ahmed has pledged to make the country’s highways free from extortion and harassment within the next two months. He also warned that no member of the force would be allowed to collect illegal tolls from vehicles on highways. “I’m confident of making the highways extortion- and hassle-free within the next two months,” IGP Faruk told BSS in a recent interview. The senior police officer, who assumed charge as Additional IGP of Highway Police on July 7, also assured that allegations of Highway Police personnel collecting money from vehicles would no longer exist…
