Md Nazrul Islam

Bottled edible oil supplies inadequate

The interim government has reduced taxes and duties on soybean and palm oil to lower prices amid high inflation but this has not helped raise imports. Instead, there is a shortage of bottled edible oil in the markets.

3d ago

Diesel supply disrupted in eight northern districts

Diesel supply in eight districts of Rangpur has been hampered due to the refusal of loco masters to work overtime and non-arrival of a scheduled consignment through the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline from across the border.

4d ago

Diesel to flow thru 250km Ctg-Dhaka pipeline mid-Dec

Bangladesh is set to reach a milestone in fuel transport with the commissioning of the 250-kilometre Chattogram-Dhaka diesel pipeline in the middle of December.

1w ago

Unable to open LCs, seven S Alam factories shut down

An inability to open letters of credit (LCs) since the political changeover on August 5 has resulted in the closure of at least seven enterprises owned by the S Alam Group, including its sugar and edible oil refineries and steel factory.

3w ago

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation clears dues

BPC clears foreign dues in just two months

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has paid all its dues to foreign suppliers in just two months with the help of seven private banks.

1m ago

2 tankers catch fire during LPG transfer in Bay

Two tankers caught fire during ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the anchorage off Kutubdia, Chattogram, early yesterday, in the third incident of vessels catching fire in two weeks.

1m ago

Gas crisis shutters four urea factories

Four out of five government-owned urea factories have stopped production due to an acute gas crisis, raising concerns over the availability of enough fertiliser during the ongoing Aman paddy cultivation season and the upcoming Boro paddy season.

2m ago

Tyre prices soar on rising costs for raw materials

Global hikes in tyre and tube-making raw materials rates and a factory rampage at local key manufacturer Gazi Tyres have caused a shortage and price hikes for the auto item used in lightweight two- and three-wheelers like motorbikes and auto-rickshaws.

2m ago

February 28, 2024

In a first, diesel to be pumped thru deep sea pipeline

After a long wait, diesel transportation is going to start through the first-ever undersea fuel pipeline

February 22, 2024

Undersea pipeline: Diesel to start flowing to ERL from Feb 29

Diesel transportation from Moheshkhali’s storage tank terminal through the pipeline laid under the sea will finally start on February 29.

November 22, 2023

AL MP appoints foreigner to pvt university post in violation of rules

A Pakistani citizen has been illegally working at a private university in Chattogram for nearly two and a half years after being appointed by a local ruling-party lawmaker, who is also chairman of the board of trustees of the institution

June 24, 2023

Undersea oil pipeline to save Tk 800 crore a year

A 110km pipeline to transport crude oil and diesel from a deep-sea mooring, 16km off the Maheshkhali coast, to Eastern Refinery Ltd in Chattogram’s Patenga is all set to be commissioned tomorrow.

March 12, 2023

High Salinity: Neighbourhoods in Ctg can’t use supply water

The Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is in trouble as tidal saline water has entered the Halda river, water of which Chattogram Wasa uses to supply the city.

March 10, 2023

Two vendors reluctant to supply fuel to BPC

Two of the six vendors of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation have expressed reservations about providing further fuel cargos, in a development that raises questions of whether the state agency would be able to ensure uninterrupted supply in the coming months.

September 21, 2022