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April 4, 2025

Rooppur: Bangladesh’s nuclear bet on energy security

Swapan Kumar Kundu:

At a time when Bangladesh is grappling with a persistent gap between electricity demand and supply, the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) initially emerged as a source of optimism. However, owing to a range of global factors, the project has once again experienced delays. The plant is being constructed with two units using Russia’s VVER-1200 technology. Compared with nuclear power projects in other Asian countries, the construction cost of...

IPL broadcast in Bangladesh halted

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered that the Indian Premier League not be broadcast in Bangladesh in response to the exclusion of cricketer Mustafizur Rahman.

The ministry issued a letter to the relevant broadcasters today (5 January), instructing them to stop the telecast.

AIB provides blankets to poor

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, one of the country’s leading Shariah-based banks, is continuing its annual humanitarian initiative by distributing blankets among cold-affected people during the winter season.

As part of this program, Managing Director and CEO Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan distributed blankets on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
Deputy Managing Directors, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan, and Mohammed Hossain, Senior Executive Vice P...

EC confident holding election neutral

Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission (EC) remains confident and committed to holding a free, fair and neutral election.

He made the remarks this morning after visiting the appeal centre set up at the Election Commission building in Agargaon to receive appeals filed with the Commission against the decisions of Returning Officers on acceptance and rejection of nomination papers. Earlier, the CEC visited the eleven booths of the temporary centre established to cond...
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