Earlier drives in 30 upazilas and four city corporations now scaled up nationwide

Fuel station queues stretch on despite the price hike

Well may add 15 million cubic feet of gas daily to national grid

Activists, residents warn of renewed resistance as minister set to visit disputed site

Mangalchandi Bazar dwindled to a handful of sporadic shops amid shifting rural dynamics

Say tribunal verdicts in their favour are not being implemented

Queues at filling stations across Dhaka yesterday resembled the early-2000s “Snake” game, with lines of octane- and petrol-powered vehicles snaking around pumps, spilling onto surrounding roads, and at times looping back to and past their starting points.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has said that reviving Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is a major foreign policy objective of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

The unequal agreement signed by the interim government with the US poses a major obstacle to energy security in Bangladesh rather than the disruption in fuel imports through the Strait of Hormuz, said noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya.

The issue of malaria deaths came into focus following the death of Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman from malaria on Friday, ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25.

Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) will initial the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (CPA) tomorrow, adding a new dimension to the relationship that will boost trade, investment and other areas based on equal footing.

Located at Ghat-5 along the eastern bank of the Bhairab river in Khulna city, the 327-year-old twin Shiva temples, locally known as “Jora Shivmandir”, are a historic marvel that has withstood the test of time.

Thousands of residents of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila have been grappling with an alarming water crisis as ultra-deep wells yield saline water and deep aquifers remain contaminated with arsenic.

Doctors’ Platform for People’s Health (DPPH) yesterday demanded that those responsible for the recent surge in preventable deaths of children from measles be identified and punished.

​For the residents of Char Pechakola, a shoal within the Jamuna river under Pabna’s Bera upazila, a medical emergency is more than just a health crisis; it is often a life-and-death struggle.

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin on July 2, Dhaka Education Board Chairman Khandokar Ehsanul Kabir said yesterday.

The government is working to introduce a retirement allowance to ensure financial security for senior journalists, said Zahir Uddin Swapon, the information and broadcasting minister.

The 60 steps taken by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in his first 60 days in office are remarkable achievements, said Prime Minister’s Office Spokesman Mahdi Amin yesterday.

Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund are locked in new disagreements over the country’s economic programme, with tensions centring on social spending, revenue mobilisation, exchange rate policy, and the pace of financial sector reforms.

The government last night raised fuel prices to record highs, increasing diesel by Tk 15 per litre, octane by Tk 20, petrol by Tk 19, and kerosene by Tk 18.