Asifur Rahman

No new project ahead of polls

The Election Commission has instructed different ministries, departments and organisations to suspend initiating any new projects or programmes, including reliefs and grants for all constituencies, ahead of the upcoming 12th national election.

1w ago

EC gets more time to scrutinise nomination forms, appeal disposal

The Election Commission will have more time to scrutinise nomination forms and dispose of appeals this time than in the previous few national elections.

1w ago

Private power plants seek Tk 4,000cr in excess

Owners of the country’s private power plants have sought the prime minister’s assistance in settling their claim of Tk 4,000 crore on top of their overdue fuel import bills.

1w ago

Polls Campaign: Candidate can’t spend more than Tk 25 lakh

The amounts a candidate can spend for electioneering on each voter and in total in the upcoming national election is the same as before, according to a notification from the Election Commission.

1w ago

Govt suspends funding for new projects

Although the planning ministry has passed several new projects ahead of the polls, it will not be able to make funds available for the projects due to the government’s fresh austerity stance to rein in the spiralling inflation.

3w ago

Boycott mars EC talks with parties

More than a third registered political parties, including opposition BNP, boycotted the Election Commission’s talks yesterday. And some of those who joined the dialogue observed that the current situation is not conducive to holding a free and fair election.

3w ago

Govt to buy LNG from Excelerate under 15-year pact

Bangladesh will purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Excelerate Gas Marketing Ltd Partnership, a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy, under a 15-year contract from 2026. 

Gas crisis as govt cuts LNG imports

Acute gas crisis has yet again hit the country as the government reduced import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international spot market for the last couple of months.

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023

No new project ahead of polls

The Election Commission has instructed different ministries, departments and organisations to suspend initiating any new projects or programmes, including reliefs and grants for all constituencies, ahead of the upcoming 12th national election.

November 19, 2023
November 19, 2023

EC gets more time to scrutinise nomination forms, appeal disposal

The Election Commission will have more time to scrutinise nomination forms and dispose of appeals this time than in the previous few national elections.

November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023

Private power plants seek Tk 4,000cr in excess

Owners of the country’s private power plants have sought the prime minister’s assistance in settling their claim of Tk 4,000 crore on top of their overdue fuel import bills.

November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023

Polls Campaign: Candidate can’t spend more than Tk 25 lakh

The amounts a candidate can spend for electioneering on each voter and in total in the upcoming national election is the same as before, according to a notification from the Election Commission.

November 8, 2023
November 8, 2023

Govt suspends funding for new projects

Although the planning ministry has passed several new projects ahead of the polls, it will not be able to make funds available for the projects due to the government’s fresh austerity stance to rein in the spiralling inflation.

November 5, 2023
November 5, 2023

Boycott mars EC talks with parties

More than a third registered political parties, including opposition BNP, boycotted the Election Commission’s talks yesterday. And some of those who joined the dialogue observed that the current situation is not conducive to holding a free and fair election.

October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023

Govt to buy LNG from Excelerate under 15-year pact

Bangladesh will purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Excelerate Gas Marketing Ltd Partnership, a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy, under a 15-year contract from 2026. 

October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023

Gas crisis as govt cuts LNG imports

Acute gas crisis has yet again hit the country as the government reduced import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international spot market for the last couple of months.

October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023

IMF to suggest new exchange rate system

The IMF staff mission is willing to set a lower target for foreign currency reserves for this December and June next year provided the Bangladesh Bank adopts the crawling peg method to manage the exchange rate.

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

Lending, exchange rates still not market-driven: IMF

Bangladesh Bank introduced a new formula in June to determine the lending interest rate and brought about a single exchange rate recently but both are yet to be determined by the open market, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

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