An unrelenting national energy deficit coupled with erratic load-shedding is inflicting severe damage on Bangladesh’s primary economic sectors. Whilst metropolitan districts endure scheduled power cuts lasting between five and six hours a day, interior rural regions face blackouts extending from 10 to 16 hours daily, severely disrupting local livelihoods. The primary production sector—spanning crop farming, […]

An extensive law enforcement investigation is underway following the theft of 4 crore 38 lakh Taka (43.8 million Taka) from the cash vault of Agrani Bank PLC’s Laldighi East Corporate Branch in Chattogram. Located inside the Zila Parishad building at Laldighir Par, the state-owned commercial bank uncovered the severe cash shortage during internal end-of-day reconciliation, […]

Auto-rickshaw drivers operating compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles staged a demonstration on Thursday, blocking the key Jamalpur–Tangail highway to protest against a severe local fuel shortage and to demand the establishment of new refuelling facilities. The blockade, which commenced at approximately 6:00 am, led to extensive traffic congestion on both sides of the highway. […]

A prominent student political figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has triggered widespread debate on social media after publishing a self-critical piece regarding nationwide electricity shortages and public suffering under the current administration. Reza Sharif, former president of the Barishal University chapter of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)—the student wing of the BNP—shared his […]

A local contractor in Nagarkanda, Faridpur, has accused a municipal administrative officer and his associate of physical assault following a dispute over unpaid project bills, claiming he was beaten with an iron pipe for refusing to pay a 15 per cent bribe. The incident occurred at around 1:30 pm on Wednesday, 12 August, inside the […]