PM Hasina: Next general election will be held at any cost
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said that the election will be held at any cost and people will exercise their voting rights freely defying moves of BNP to foil the election.
Read more here
Gaza shelters ‘not safe anymore’ as water runs out for 2.3m people
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said its shelters in Gaza “are not safe anymore”, calling it “unprecedented” as it warns water running out for besieged enclave’s residents.
Read more here
TCB starts selling commodities at affordable prices Sunday
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essential items from Sunday among some one crore family cardholders across the country at subsidized rates for the month of October.
Read more here
Energy Mix: Do it like Sri Lanka does
Sri Lanka experienced unprecedented power outages in the second half of last year due to unavailability of fuel to operate thermal power plants. At the same time the island nation’s hydropower units also failed to provide their optimum output largely because of less predictable weather patterns.
Khaleda Zia moved back to cabin from CCU
Thrice-former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been has been moved back to the cabin again from the CCU after about two and a half hours.
Read more here
