4:43 am, Friday, 20 February 2026
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United Group power plants getting gas at concessional rate, but selling electricity at commercial rate to EPZs

Two private power plants have been receiving gas supply from the two subsidiaries of the state-owned Petrobangla at public power

Army-police joint operation underway to quell unrest in industrial areas

A joint operation involving the Bangladesh Army, local police, and Industrial Police has commenced since early today in the garment

BTRC’s curious U-turn on Summit Communications

The telecom regulator has walked back on its decision just two months ago to allow Summit Communications to transfer its

21 districts now without DC

The government is yet to appoint deputy commissioners in 25 districts even though 13 days have gone by since the

High level US delegation to visit Dhaka this month: Diplomatic Source

A senior-level US delegation is likely to visit Bangladesh this month to discuss ways with the interim government to take

Bangladesh will be on track of “normalcy, stability, unity, prosperity” soon: Chinese Envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said Bangladesh will soon get back to the track of “normalcy, stability, unity,

Thanks to rain, Dhaka’s air quality ‘good’ this morning

Dhaka’s air quality has turned “good”, thanks to rain. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 44 at 9:10

Rain, thundershowers likely over 8 divisions, BMD says

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over

Russian officials recover the bodies of all 22 people killed in a helicopter crash in the Far East

Russian emergency officials said Monday they had recovered all 22 dead from a helicopter that crashed with tourists on board

Masud Bin Momen’s contractual appointment cancelled

The contractual appointment of Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has been cancelled. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification