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BPC plans to build new LPG terminal at Matarbari
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has decided to set up a dedicated liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal at Matarbari deep sea port in order to meet the growing energy needs of the country.
Realty sector hit as short supply pushes steel prices up
A sharp surge in steel bar prices in the local markets of Chattogram in recent months, triggered by supply chain disruption, has dealt a big blow to Bangladesh's realty sector.
Dhaka extrapolates FY22 tax buoyancy at 12.2%
The government has projected a marginal improvement in the tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio in the 2022-23 fiscal, despite the Covid-19 taking a toll on the country's revenue collections this financial year.
'Alhamdulillah, more than happy with Bhasan Char facilities': Rohingya man
Sayed Ullah, one of the Rohingyas landed in Bhasan Char on Friday, could not hold his feelings of extreme happiness seeing all the facilities there and kept calling relatives back in Cox's Bazar camps to join the next batch.
Vaccine still a challenge for Bangladesh, many others: Dr Friedman
As the world awaits a Covid-19 vaccine, a US public health expert says the vast majority of people in Bangladesh and other parts of the world will have to wait a bit longer than expected due to limited global capacity of vaccine production.
Covid-19 vaccines: Bangladesh has ‘limited choices’
As three Covid-19 vaccines look ready to be rolled out soon, now one question is crossing the public mind where actually Bangladesh is in the line to have one.
CHT and the dove: Full peace ‘remains elusive’
The signing of a peace deal between PCJSS and the then Awami League government in 1997 did not mean anything only for the CHT region. It was, in fact, more than that.
Close restaurants, keep schools open: US expert
A US public health expert has suggested that reopening of schools in Bangladesh could be considered during Covid-19 ‘as school closures have clear negative impacts on child health, education and development’.
Prancing migratory birds start flocking to IU lake with fall in mercury
As the mercury has started falling fast, sightings at the Islamic University Lake in Kushtia have become greatly enjoyable with the chirps of migratory birds!
How Dhaka plans to meet the growing demand for quality cattle feed
The Bangladesh government has taken a major initiative to make the cultivation of high-yielding grass variety and silage technology popular among farmers in order to meet the growing demand for quality cattle feed across the country.