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Power tariff hikes for lifeline users annulled
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday annulled its decisions of hiking retail power tariffs for two bottom-placed household consumers, according to officials of the Power Division.
Power prices up 16pc
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday raised the retail power tariff by Tk 1.52 per kilowatt-hour or 16.68 per cent effective from June 1 amid fear of further adverse impacts on majority already hit hard by prolonged inflation...
Cybercrimes go unabated
Incidents of cybercrime continue unabated across the country as the police struggle to support the victims due to a lack of adequate logistical support.
N Korea rejects US cybercrime charges
North Korea dismissed on Sunday US accusations that it has engaged in cybercrimes to generate illicit revenues, calling the criticism ‘absurd slander’...
Bangladesh raises LPG price by Tk 387 per 12-kg cylinder for April
The price of widely used 12-kilogram cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas jumped to Tk 1,728 from Tk 1,341, marking a hike of Tk 387 a cylinder, following an upward adjustment of the cooking gas on Thursday.
BERC reduces furnace oil price by Tk 15.90 per litre
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Sunday reduced the retail price of furnace oil supplied by the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation by Tk 15.90 a litre, effective from midnight...
Govt to procure Anti-TB drug
The advisers council committee on government purchase on Tuesday recommended approval of a proposal for procuring 5,38,65,000 Anti-TB drugs under the revenue budget to strengthen tuberculosis control efforts.
Fraudsters flee Cambodia’s ‘scam city’ after accused boss taken down
Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre..
Work underway to ease import, supply of LPG: BERC
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Jalal Ahmed on Thursday said that the commission was working to ease import and supply of liquefied petroleum gas in the country to offset the ongoing crisis...
Doctor Serajul Islam dies
Renowned physician and public health expert Mohd Serajul Islam passed away at a hospital in the capital on Sunday.
BERC raises LPG price for December
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas or LPG for the month of December, raising the rate of a 12 kilogram cylinder to Tk 1,253, up by Tk 38 from last month’s Tk 1,215...
Estimated TB deaths declines in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Thailand reported declines in estimated deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) compared to 2015, supported by recovery of essential TB services in the post-Covid-19 era, said the World Health Organisation on Tuesday.
UN cybercrime treaty signed, rights groups opposed
Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance...
CID confirms Hasina’s voice calls
Cybercrime and forensic experts of the Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday testified that voice recordings attributed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in which she allegedly ordered the police to open fire on protesters during the July 2024 mass uprising, are authentic...
Retailers flout LPG price cap, charge Tk 150–200 more
Although Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission had set the price of a 12- kg LPG cylinder at Tk 1,364 for the month of July, many consumers in Dhaka were being forced to pay between Tk 1,500 and Tk 1,600.
Visa’s 24/7 war room takes on global cybercriminals
In the heart of Data Centre Alley — a patch of suburban Washington where much of the world’s internet traffic flows — Visa operates its global fraud command centre...
Liquefied petroleum gas prices remain unchanged for Dec: BERC
Price of liquefied petroleum gas remains the same for the month of December...
BERC gets 4 new members
The government has appointed four new members to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission for three-years term...
Sri Lanka arrests 198 Chinese citizens for cybercrime
Sri Lanka’s police have arrested 198 Chinese men on suspicion of operating a cybercrime ring from the South Asian nation, a police spokesman said Sunday...
TB infection in children increasing in Bangladesh: discussion
Speakers, including health experts, at a round table discussion said on Tuesday that tuberculosis infection among children in Bangladesh was increasing....
BERC chairman resigns amid protests
Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Nurul Amin on Tuesday resigned in the face of the movement of officials and employees...
LPG gets cheaper by Tk 49 per 12-kg cylinder
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday lowered the price of liquefied petroleum gas by Tk 4.1 per kg, setting the new rate at Tk 116.08 per kg, down from previous Tk 120.18.....
Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB
A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a ‘new era’ in tackling one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases...