BNP CONSTITUENCIES
AL reserved seat
MPs to supervise
dev work
Female lawmakers nominated in parliamentary reserved seats by the ruling Awami League will now supervise development activities in constituencies which elected MPs from the opposition BNP-led alliance, officials at the parliament secretariat said...[ + ]
Muggers, car lifters
target homebound
people
Mugging and carjacking have been on the rise in the Dhaka city targeting Eid shoppers and homebound passengers with special security measures, as claimed by law enforcing agencies, failing to keep thugs at bay...[ + ]
People start
heading home
Security has been stepped up at bus and launch terminals as well as railway stations to ensure safe journey of passengers as people started leaving Dhaka to celebrate Eid and Durga Puja...[ + ]
Bibiyana has more
gas than estimated,
claims Chevron
American company Chevron has submitted to the Petrobangla a new estimate of gas reserve in the Bibiyana field, putting the ‘proven recoverable reserve’ at 4.4 trillion cubic feet, up by a staggering amount of 2.7 TCF, said Petrobangla officials...[ + ]
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