Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport is experiencing frequent load-shedding as a gas shortage cuts electricity generation, with power reportedly going off 10 to 12 times a day, airport officials said. The interruptions are affecting parts of the airport’s routine operations, particularly lighting. Passengers have expressed frustration on social media after experiencing sudden power cuts, especially […]

A severe shortage of natural gas has disrupted industrial production in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka industrial zone, forcing 20 factories to send workers home before the end of Thursday’s shift. Workers reported for duty as usual on Thursday morning, 20 August, but production could not continue normally because of critically low gas pressure. By lunchtime, employees at […]

A Dhaka court has rejected an application seeking to file a case against 27 people, including former interim government Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and former Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, over alleged vandalism and arson at the residence associated with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32. The application was dismissed after the court found […]