Consumers in different areas have been experiencing shortage or low pressure in gas supply following a technical fault in supply process of gas from Bibiyana field in Sylhet.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday rejected claims he launched his political career by vilifying a rival over his Lebanese heritage and stoking rumours he was Muslim.

If the proposed regulation for the digital, social media and over-the-top (OTT) platforms is enforced, there will be a risk of Bangladesh becoming a “surveillance-based” country, Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said yesterday.

Hundreds of haor farmers in Sunamganj, Netrakona and Kishoreganj are left distraught after about 700 hectares of paddy fields became inundated in the last four days.

Armed troops in Sri Lanka yesterday blocked an opposition march that defied a weekend curfew to protest the island nation’s worsening economic crisis, after authorities imposed a social media blackout to contain public dissent.

While the world was already passing through various challenges including Covid-19 pandemic, climate change that affected food production and supply chains, Ukraine war has further complicated the global situation in the food sector.

Opener Alyssa Healy smashed a record 170 as Australia routed England by 71 runs to claim their seventh Women’s World Cup win in Christchurch on Sunday.

The Supreme Court yesterday blasted the government for acquiring a piece of land at Moghbazar in Dhaka as a vested property for the BCS Administration Multiple Welfare Cooperative Society without rehabilitating its current occupant.

Ukraine yesterday accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discovery of mass graves and civilians apparently “executed” in the streets of Bucha, near the capital Kyiv.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the public servants to ensure that the general people are not deprived of the services provided by the government.

Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday told parliament that Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader had completely failed in road transport management.

Fourteen out of 15 government sugar mills are incurring loss. Only one mill is making profits, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun told parliament yesterday.

The Padma bridge will be open to traffic in June this year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. 

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased liquefied petroleum gas price by Tk 4 a kg with effect from yesterday.

Dhaka is facing pressing problems in supplying affordable, safe and nutritious food to its 20 million-strong population, experts said yesterday.

Police arrested a lawyer in Bagerhat on Friday for allegedly raping one of his female clients.

The Thai government yesterday hailed “significant progress” in the latest talks with the main group fighting an insurgency in Thailand’s Muslim deep south after the sides agreed to stop violence during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.

Mali’s army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the centre of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.

Sri Lanka yesterday declared a 36-hour nationwide curfew and deployed troops backed with sweeping new powers under a state of emergency to quell protests against the president, his relatives and even his most trusted shaman.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the party’s next national council might be held in December.