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Gas supply returns to pre-crisis level

16 September 2026
Gas supply has returned to the level seen before the crisis began on July 21, as LNG output from the two floating terminals in Moheshkhali rose to nearly their regular volume for the first time in almost two months.
16 September 2026
Bangladesh spot LNG price

Bangladesh spot LNG nears $30, three times pre-war rates

15 September 2026
Bangladesh is now paying nearly $30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for liquefied natural gas from the spot market, almost three times what it typically paid before the war in the Middle East, as the government scrambles to secure supplies amid a prolonged gas crisis.
15 September 2026
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Bangladesh spot LNG nears $30, three times pre-war rates

14 September 2026
Bangladesh is now paying nearly $30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for liquefied natural gas from the spot market, almost three times what it typically paid before the war in the Middle East, as the government scrambles to secure supplies amid a prolonged gas crisis
14 September 2026
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Red Sea tensions drive up import costs

14 September 2026
A crude oil tanker of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), MT Ninemia, arrived at Chattogram port from Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
14 September 2026
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Power system running with little backup

12 September 2026
Bangladesh’s power system has little effective backup as shortages and technical problems simultaneously constrain gas, coal and liquid fuel generation, leaving the grid increasingly vulnerable when a major power plant goes offline.
12 September 2026
Moheshkhali LNG terminal project

Third LNG terminal deal: Chinese firm tipped despite cheaper offers

10 September 2026
US company NS Energy Navigation’s chief executive is the grandson of a ruling party lawmaker, which raises questions about the fairness of the selection process.
10 September 2026
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Petrobangla loosens rules to attract spot LNG suppliers

8 September 2026
The state-run corporation will now allow companies to seek enlistment with just one successfully completed LNG supply contract and $50 million in financial capacity
8 September 2026
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Novatek proposes $950m seabed-fixed LNG terminal

7 September 2026
The company presented the concept to Petrobangla yesterday
7 September 2026
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Does anyone ever leave DU?

The central playground of Dhaka University almost seemed like it accommodated the whole campus on that one field yesterday.
12 March 2022
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TCB coverage: Govt decides to deliver to 5cr people

Amid soaring prices of daily essentials, the government has decided to deliver 61,000 tonnes of soybean oil, sugar, chickpea and lentil to five crore people through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh.
10 March 2022
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Runaway energy prices raise alarm

The runaway fuel oil and gas price in the international markets has already hit Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves and intensified pressures on the exchange rate amid the escalation of imports at higher prices.
8 March 2022
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Stimulus for the laid-off: Only 0.5pc spent in a year

The government spent only about 0.5 percent of a Tk 1,500 crore stimulus package unveiled in 2020 for laid off workers of export-oriented apparel and leather factories.
17 February 2022
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Water project awaiting revision: Officials ‘not involved’, yet they travelled abroad

Three government officials toured abroad this month using funds from a water development board project in Cox’s Bazar, although none of them was directly associated with the work.
17 February 2022
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Power cost keeps spiralling

Capacity payments for under-utilised independent power producers (IPPs) are heavily affecting the power generation cost, putting pressure on the government to raise the tariff, said a recent study.
10 February 2022
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Faulty design, negligence and much more

On December 24, the MV Abhijan fire hazard took the lives of 49 people and injured many more. A month since the tragedy, one question still lingers in everyone’s minds: who was responsible?
28 January 2022
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HOW TO BE A VC

Although there are no specific rules for the appointment of vice-chancellors (VCs) in public universities, there appears to be an unofficial yet mandatory criterion—a teacher has to be affiliated with a pro-government teacher’s panel to be nominated for the top post.
28 January 2022
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Gas crisis a daily reality for many Dhaka residents

For many households and industries in Dhaka and its adjacent areas, gas supply has become as scarce as hen’s teeth for two months now.
19 January 2022
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Why didn’t voters know about this?

As the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections come to a close, it was found that at least 13 councillors with murder, drugs, arms or explosives-related cases against them won their respective ballots on Sunday.
17 January 2022
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IVY wins again

Selina Hayat Ivy was on course to win a straight third term as the Narayanganj mayor as she was ahead of her rival by 42,054 votes in yesterday’s city corporation polls, which was largely festive and peaceful.
16 January 2022
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Prepaid Gas Meters: Perks aplenty but installation slow

The installation of prepaid gas meters is going on at a snail’s pace even though the system comes with many perks, including cuts in customers’ cost and a reduction in gas wastage.
16 January 2022
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It took 42 years, but they’re finally out!

Way back in 1960, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) bought 162 decimals of land from an Indian private company in Nolgola area of Old Dhaka, on the banks of Buriganga near Mitford Hospital.
15 January 2022
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Covid Vaccine: People suffer as chaos grips Mugda centre

Hundreds of vaccine seekers, not enough space for social distancing, inadequate number of attendants to organise jab recipients and confusion about whether certain doses will be administered.
13 January 2022
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Govt study finds most adolescents aspire to pursue mainstream careers

Although the pressure to become a doctor or an engineer is gradually dissipating, the two professions still rank on the top among the youths, found a first-of-its-kind study by the government.
13 January 2022
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Covid eating away jobs for the youth

As many as 1.6 million youths lost their jobs and about 20 million faced income loss for the pandemic, found a government study -- signifying the global public health crisis’s outsize economic consequences for Bangladesh’s younger population.
8 January 2022
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UP elections: First, it’s 100pc, then it’s 75pc

Polling officials made a mess of counting ballots at a voting centre in Shariatpur’s Naria upazila during the fifth phase of the union parishad polls on Wednesday, raising questions about the credibility of the election results.
8 January 2022
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SSC, Equivalent Exams: Stellar results on curtailed syllabus

With three optional subjects and exams carrying fewer marks, this year’s SSC candidates have achieved outstanding results, showing an increase in pass rates and number of GPA-5 achievers in nine general education boards.
30 December 2021
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4th Phase UP Polls: AL sinks in its strongholds

Awami League candidates in Faridpur have never faced defeats as comprehensive as the ones they suffered in the fourth phase of union parishad polls held on Sunday.
28 December 2021
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EC breaches law

The Election Commission, in a clear violation of the law, accepted nomination papers after the stipulated time for the Chandipasha Union Parishad polls in Myemensingh’s Nandail upazila.
25 December 2021

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