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Jan 17, 2025 | 
en.prothomalo.com | Nazrul Islam
As many as 131 very important persons (VIPs) have been arrested in different cases filed on various charges, including murders, so far after the fall of the Awami League government due to the student-people uprising. Of them, 108 have been enjoying division in 15 prisons. According to sources at the Department of Prisons, 108 VIPs were given division as of 7 January.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
en.prothomalo.com | Nazrul Islam
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has identified seven gangs who were involved with leaking of question papers of different government recruitment tests. The gangs were involved with leaking question papers in nine recruitment tests including BCS and non-cadre posts. The gangs not only just leaked the question papers, they would rent houses where the examinees were tutored on the answers of leaked questions. The CID has already arrested 22 members of the gangs.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
en.prothomalo.com | Nazrul Islam
A joint operation to recover the looted weapons and ammunition began on 4 September. According to police sources, as of 4 December, 4,331 firearms and 388,456 rounds of ammunition had been recovered. However, 1,419 firearms and 263,153 rounds of ammunition remain missing as of now. Wishing not to be named, several police officers told Prothom Alo that around 700 prisoners, who escaped during the July-August uprisings, are still at large.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thedailystar.net | Sukanta Halder |Nazrul Islam
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. Oil importers and refiners said they have reduced imports apprehending losses as market prices were below what they would have to pay for purchases from abroad.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
thedailystar.net | Nazrul Islam
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. Due to the supply disruption, diesel shortages have occurred at fuel depots in the region at a time when farmers are busy cultivating Boro paddy and other winter crops. Demand for the fuel increases sharply in winter for irrigation.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thedailystar.net | Nazrul Islam
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. The launch of the first underground pipeline -- from the port city's Patenga area to Godnail and then to Fatullah on the outskirts of the capital -- is expected to save about Tk 230 crore every year in fuel transport costs, according to officials of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
en.prothomalo.com | Nazrul Islam
Awami godfather-23 Elias Uddin Mollah, a former MP from the Dhaka-16 constituency, is accused of encroaching on about 26 acres of land, including 473 plots belonging to the National Housing Authority (NHA), in the capital’s Duaripara in Mirpur area, 28 years ago. He is also alleged to have encroached on nearly two acres of land allotted to the Dhaka Zoo in Mirpur-1 and constructed over 200 slums by filling part of the Turag River in Mirpur-2.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
thedailystar.net | Nazrul Islam
Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries globally, with its unique geography and socio-economic conditions leaving it particularly exposed to the impacts of rising sea levels, salinity intrusion, cyclones, and unpredictable weather patterns. However, beyond these environmental challenges lies a critical factor that shapes the country's response to climate change: governance.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
thedailystar.net | Nazrul Islam
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has paid all its dues to foreign suppliers in just two months with the help of seven private banks. At the beginning of September, BPC owed overseas suppliers $346 million. By October 29, the corporation cleared all the dues. BPC officials said the foreign suppliers did not accept letters of credit (LCs) opened at private banks. The state-owned banks were also unable to issue new LCs for the import of fuel due to the dollar crisis in the country since last July.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
thedailystar.net | Nazrul Islam
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has paid all its dues to foreign suppliers in just two months with the help of private banks. At the beginning of September, BPC owed overseas suppliers $346 million. By October 29, the corporation cleared all the dues. BPC officials said the foreign suppliers did not accept Letters of Credit (LCs) opened at private banks. But state-owned banks were unable to issue new LCs for the import of fuel due to the dollar crisis in the country since last July.
