Taufiq Nawaz, a Supreme Court lawyer, accomplished flautist and keen cricketer, has been laid to rest at Banani graveyard in Dhaka. He was the husband of former minister and Awami League leader Dipu Moni. Nawaz, 76, died on Tuesday night at Continental Hospital in Dhaka, formerly known as United Hospital. He had been suffering from […]

State-owned Carew & Company (Bangladesh) Limited has posted a record net profit of Tk165 crore in the 2025-26 financial year, despite continuing losses in its sugar production unit. The nearly nine-decade-old enterprise, based in Darshana of Chuadanga, earned Tk165 crore 24 lakh 31 thousand in net profit from all its units during the financial year. […]

A senior physician at Dhaka Medical College Hospital has alleged that he received a $15,000 extortion demand before being attacked in the capital, raising questions over whether the two incidents are connected. Professor Asadur Rahman, head of the hospital’s Ear, Nose and Throat department, said a message demanding the money had been sent to him […]

Industries and businesses facing the country’s ongoing energy shortages are expected to see relief by the coming winter, according to Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the Prime Minister’s Adviser for Finance and Planning. He said visible improvements in the energy situation were expected before winter, while the government was targeting uninterrupted energy security by 2029 […]

A severe fuel crisis is disrupting electricity generation across greater Chattogram, with six of the region’s 28 power plants already out of operation and several others running at sharply reduced capacity. The worsening situation has intensified load-shedding in both urban and rural areas, while industries are facing production losses despite official figures showing that electricity […]

Farmers in Joypurhat and Meherpur are facing mounting difficulties during the current Aman rice season as fertiliser prices rise above government-fixed rates and supplies remain inadequate in some areas. While Joypurhat reportedly has sufficient stocks, farmers say retailers are charging Tk400 to Tk600 more per 50kg bag than the official prices. In Meherpur, meanwhile, a […]

Bangladesh’s worsening gas shortage is now putting additional pressure on the power supply, with frequent load-shedding disrupting daily life in Dhaka and several other areas. Reduced gas availability has constrained electricity generation, widening the gap between demand and supply at a time when households are already struggling with the effects of inadequate gas supplies. According […]

The country’s worsening gas shortage has moved beyond a temporary disruption and is emerging as a serious threat to industrial production and employment. In major industrial hubs including Narsingdi, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Savar-Ashulia, Bhaluka in Mymensingh and Sreepur in Gazipur, gas pressure has fallen so sharply that many gas-dependent factories have either suspended production or cut […]

Frequent load-shedding has been disrupting parts of Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram as a shortage of gas reduces electricity generation across the country. Despite the airport having two emergency feeder connections from the Power Development Board, shortages in the national grid mean the facility cannot be kept completely outside the load-shedding schedule. Airport officials […]

A severe gas shortage has disrupted industrial operations in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka industrial zone, forcing 20 factories to send their workers home early on Thursday (20 August). Workers reported for duty in the morning as usual, but were gradually released by lunchtime as factories struggled to maintain production amid sharply reduced gas pressure. Mohammad Ansar Uddin, […]