Bangladesh’s government has decided in principle to relocate its Secretariat to the former trade fair grounds in Agargaon, but the proposal still requires cabinet approval. Housing and public works minister Zakaria Taher said the preliminary decision was made at a meeting chaired by the prime minister last Wednesday. “Various aspects of this matter have been […]
Bangladesh’s energy regulator is facing questions over setting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices without new public hearings, despite a 2020 High Court directive requiring hearings. M Shamsul Alam, energy adviser to Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) held hearings in 2021 but later stopped, including before its Oct. 4 price […]
Bangladesh police have arrested three men accused of demanding Tk 50 lakh (approximately $40,600) a month from Gulshan Society, which manages household waste collection in part of Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Akhtar Hossain said Sunday that Anwar, 30, Md Nazmul, 25, and Zidan Mia, 19, were arrested near Ashian Medical College Hospital in […]
Bangladesh Treasury bill yields fell below 8% across all three maturities Sunday for the first time since October 2023, as excess bank liquidity and weak private-sector credit demand lowered government borrowing costs. Bangladesh Bank data showed the 91-day yield at 7.65%, the 182-day yield at 7.75%, and the 364-day yield at 7.89%, according to The […]
Bangladesh’s securities regulator has fined three investors Tk 73.76 lakh (approximately $59,800) for manipulating Trust Islami Life Insurance shares, according to The Business Standard. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) penalized Md Abu Taher Shikder, his wife, Umma Salma Nipa, and his brother-in-law, SM Shahed Shakil, in an Oct. 5 enforcement order. A Dhaka Stock […]
Authorities in Bangladesh closed Sajek Valley to tourists Sunday and ordered visitors already staying there to leave by 5 p.m. Oct. 13, Bangladesh time, according to The Business Standard. Rangamati deputy commissioner and district magistrate Nazma Ashrafi issued the notice, which took effect at 6 p.m. Oct. 11, Bangladesh time and remains in force until […]
Bangladesh’s Osmani Udyan is scheduled to reopen to the public Oct. 19 after a decade, state minister for local government, rural development, and cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam announced Sunday. Prime minister Tarique Rahman is expected to inaugurate the renovated Dhaka park and a newly constructed July Memorial, The Business Standard reported. The Dhaka South City […]
Bangladesh will form a committee to review public university admission opportunities for English-medium students, education minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said Sunday, according to The Business Standard. The University Grants Commission (UGC) will lead the panel, which will examine whether and how students following foreign curricula can seek admission on equal terms with other applicants. […]
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal-2 framed charges Sunday against 26 people over the killings of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho and 10 others during the July 2024 uprising, The Financial Express reported, citing bdnews24.com. The tribunal ordered the trial to proceed and scheduled prosecutors’ opening statement and the start of witness testimony for Nov. 4. Eight detained […]
Two groups began an indefinite blockade of a road to Bangladesh’s Sajek tourist destination Sunday, disrupting travel and leaving visitors stranded, according to reporting by United News of Bangladesh (UNB). The shutdown started at 6 a.m. on the Baghaihat-Sajek road. Protesters placed tree trunks across the route and burned tires at several locations. Sajek Karbari […]
