Central Desk
Govt offices to reduce electricity consumption by 25pc
The government has decided to reduce electricity consumption by 25 percent in all government offices of the country as austerity measures to cope up with the economic shock and crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
IGP directs police force to save electricity
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Wednesday directed all the police units to be frugal in power consumption in order to properly comply with government's regulations on power saving in the current context of energy crisis.
Kamal rejects media reports about Bangladesh request for IMF loan
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has rejected a media report that Bangladesh is seeking a loan of $4.5 billion in aid for economic recovery.
Bangladesh logs one Covid death with 1104 positive cases
Bangladesh logged one Covid-19 death and 1104 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
Six cricketers, staff return home from West Indies
A contingent of six including the cricketers and support staff returned to home this afternoon after completing the West Indies tour.
BNP getting perplexed seeing mega projects’ implementation: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is getting perplexed now as mega projects are being implemented in the country.
Wickremesinghe elected Sri Lankan new president
Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka's new president by the country's parliament Wednesday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader -- who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters.
Google Play to hide app permissions, makes developers responsible for data collection
Google is set to no longer show permissions it automatically gathers from apps on its Play Store, giving developers control over what they wish to disclose to users on data collection.
Eedible oil price reduced by Tk 53 per liter in Ctg wholesale market
Price of edible oil has reduced by Taka 53 per liter in Chaktai-Khatunganj wholesale market here in line with the reduction of price in the international market.
Bangladesh experiences 1915 MW load shedding on Tuesday
Bangladesh experienced a total of 1915 MW of load shedding on Tuesday, the first day of a new era of area-wise planned power cuts announced by the government, that many believed they had left behind for good.
Load-shedding an early sign of grave economic crisis: Fakhrul
Terming the countrywide load-shedding an early sign of grave economic crisis, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the government will now find it very difficult to overcome the crisis and prevent its fall.
'Thrones' and 'Rings' fans ready for battle as Comic-Con returns
Comic-Con finally returns to San Diego this week, where new "Lord of the Rings" and "Game of Thrones" TV series will compete before tens of thousands of cosplaying geeks and nerds at the world's most famous pop culture gathering.
Iran hosts Putin, Erdogan for talks overshadowed by Ukraine war
Iran's president will host his Russian and Turkish counterparts on Tuesday for talks on the Syrian war in a three-way summit overshadowed by fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
South Africa bat as England ring changes in Stokes's last ODI
South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and elected to bat in England all-rounder Ben Stokes's last one-day international on Tuesday.
Inflation rises 7.56 pc in June, highest in 8 yrs
Inflation in June, the last month of the last fiscal year 2021-22, soared to 7.56% which is the highest in eight years, according to a report by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).