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Bangladesh floats tenders to buy 3 spot LNG cargoes by mid-May

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy three spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes by mid-May to meet the mounting demand for the summer.

Rumor Scanner detects 298 misinformation cases in March

Staff Correspondent: Rumor Scanner, a fact-checking organisation in Bangladesh, identified 298 instances of misinformation circulating on the internet in March this year. Previously, in January and February, it identified 271

Mill owners plan edible oil price hike

Staff Correspondent: Mill owners have once again started manipulating edible oil prices, especially soybean oil. According to industry insiders, they have devised a “blueprint” to increase prices during the Eid

BD seeks cooperation of BIMSTEC member states for timely finalization of 6 agreements

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the BIMSTEC Member States to extend their full cooperation to ensure timely finalization of six constituent agreements. These are on trade in goods of

Myanmar quake death toll tops 1,000 as international aid starts to arrive

Reuters: Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian

Gold prices reach record high in Bangladesh ahead of Eid

Staff Correspondent: Gold prices have surged in Bangladesh once again, hitting a record high ahead of Eid. The price of 22-carat gold has increased by Tk 1,773 per bhori (11.664