Power generation at the Barapukuria thermal power plant in Dinajpur has been halted again due to a mechanical fault. The plant shut down just 15 hours after it was brought back online. Two officials of the plant, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the media that production stopped around 11:00 am on Saturday, April 25, after a boiler tube ruptured in the first unit. They said repairs could take four to five days.
A protest rally, human chain, and procession were held in Cox's Bazar on Saturday afternoon demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the brutal killing of Nayan Sadhu, a caretaker of the Shib Kali Temple in Khurushkul, police station area of the Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shuvra Kumar Basak came under attack while trying to restore order during fuel oil distribution at a filling station in Debiganj, Panchagarh. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at Messrs Jannatul Mawa Filling Station in Bhaulagachh union.
Commerce, Industry, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said there is no justification for increasing bus fares or prices of essential commodities following the recent hike in fuel oil prices.
A local BNP activist was shot dead over a dispute related to hill cutting in Raozan upazila of Chattogram.
Bus services in Chapainawabganj have resumed after remaining suspended for a day due to a dispute between two labour groups over toll collection.