US oil firm Chevron Bangladesh placed an unsolicited proposal to the government to expand its operational area by 67 square kiliometres, under onshore block 12 at Bibiyana gas field, officials said.
Chevron demanded the extended area which its predecessor Unocal relinquished after the discovery of Bibiyana gas field in 1998, they said, reports the New Age.
Petrobangla, the state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation, owns the area.
‘Under normal circumstances, Chevron will have to bid for oil and gas exploration in the area...
Bangladesh Bank will ask the scheduled banks to set a reasonable rate of interest on industrial loans in a bid to increase the inflow of credit in the productive sector, said officials of the central bank.
The BB will give the direction at a ‘bankers meeting’ led by its governor Atiur Rahman which will be held today at the central bank headquarters in the capital.
Managing directors and chief executive officers of all banks will attend the meeting, reports the New Age .
A BB official told New Age on Sunday th...
The High Court yesterday ordered the government to enforce the law on safe food in two months to ensure public health and safety.
The law secretary has to make Safe Food Act 2013 effective after finalising the draft of its relevant rules and issue a gazette notification in this regard within the stipulated time, the court said.
The ruling comes at a time when concerns are growing over excessive use of toxic pesticides and preservatives in food items, including vegetables, fruits, fish, milk and processed food.
Recent government study has also found chickens and eggs contain high level of antibiotics and chromium, reports the Daily Star.
Intake of such contaminated food can cause respiratory, kidney and liver related problems, skin disease and even cancer. Expecting mothers a...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL), Chittagong Zone organized a discussion meeting on ‘Attoshuddhi Orjone Mahe Ramjan er Gurutto’ (Importance of Ramadan for Self-Purification) followed by Iftar Mahfil on 19 July 2014 at N. Mohammad Convention Centre, Chittagong.
Chairman of K.D.S. Group and President of Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industries Alhajj Khalilur Rahman was present in the meeting as Chief Guest.
Managing Director of ...
Fisheries experts at a workshop here have stressed the need for building institutional capacity to address the growing challenges of the country’s aquaculture sector induced by climate change.
They said the increased incidences of extreme climate events like flood, drought and storm will affect the safety and efficiency of fishing operations in the future and increase damages to coastal and riparian homes, services and infrastructure affecting the aquaculture sector.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque inaugurated the workshop, reports UNB.
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Petrobangla, the state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation, owns the area.
‘Under normal circumstances, Chevron will have to bid for oil and gas exploration in the area...
