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More than 5 TCF fresh gas reserves valued at Tk 6.5 lakh cr found

TDS Desk: A new retrievable gas reserve of 5.109 trillion cubic feet (TCF) has been discovered in the southern island district of Bhola, from which Bangladesh can meet the gas

201 prominent citizens write to 3 world leaders to stop border killing

TDS Desk: A total of 201 eminent Bangladeshi citizens have written to the world’s three top leaders to put an end to the spate of killings by Border Security Forces

Interim govt contemplating new bond issuance to clear BPDB’s dues with pvt power producers

TDS Desk: The interim government is considering the issuance of additional bonds to address the Bangladesh Power Development Board’s (BPDB) mounting unpaid dues to private power producers. This move aims

Home Affairs adviser urges Coast Guard to work diligently in preventing smuggling

TDS Desk: Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) has urged the Coast Guard to work sincerely to prevent smuggling by sea. The adviser made this call

HI-TECH PARKS IN 12 DISTRICTS: Project progress only 14.34% in seven years

TDS Desk: The Tk 1,846 crore project aimed at establishing hi-tech parks across 12 districts is yet another example of how unplanned development initiatives in Bangladesh often face prolonged delays

‘We were forced to leave UCB, and the PM knew everything’

TDS Desk: Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed compelled UCB board members to resign and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was aware of this, according to the lender’s new Chairman