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The main headline of the English daily The Business Standard— Tehran seeks Bangladesh energy shipment details; That is, Tehran has asked for information on the shipment of fuel purchased by Bangladesh.
According to the news, Dhaka has sought diplomatic assistance from Iran so that fuel-carrying ships bound for Bangladesh can safely cross the Strait of Hormuz amid the disruption caused by the ongoing war.
In response, Tehran sent a letter to Dhaka, asking for detailed information on shipments of fuel purchased by Bangladesh.
A day after receiving the letter, Bangladesh’s energy department on Wednesday provided Iran’s foreign ministry with a list of six ships bound for Bangladesh and other detailed information.
Where the detailed information of six ships carrying about five lakh tons of liquefied natural gas or LNG and about 79 thousand tons of crude oil has been given.
The information provided to Iran includes date of fuel loading, cargo capacity, source and port of loading, IMO identification number.
Five of the six vessels will ship LNG from Qatar and the crude oil shipment will come from Saudi Arabia.
The ships will come through the Strait of Hormuz. As a result, any disruption here is a matter of great concern for Bangladesh.
The sea route remains uncertain due to growing security concerns surrounding the Iran war.
Jamaat-e-Islami, the opposition party in the parliament, claimed that the law ministry had made the recommendation.
Members of the Jamaat opposed this in the special committee meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhawan on Wednesday.
According to sources, out of 133 ordinances issued during the interim government, the government and opposition have agreed on 113.
However, the special committee could not agree on 20 issues including the referendum ordinance in yesterday’s adjourned meeting.
Among these, the opposition has objected to the recommendations for amending the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Ordinance, amending the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance and amending the Police Commission Ordinance, Prevention and Remediation of Disappearances Ordinance.
As a result, these ordinances were discussed but not decided. If there is no consensus in the special committee, they will be raised in the parliament.
Till the latest information about this incident, 16 bodies including women and children have been recovered.
Eight people were rescued and admitted to Golanda Upazila Health Complex.
32 people are missing including the driver, two assistants.
According to ghat sources, the passenger bus of Souhardya Paribahan, which left from Kumarkhali in Kushtia, lost control and fell into the Padma while boarding the pontoon at Daulatdia Ferry No. 3 around 5:30 pm.
The place where the bus fell is very deep.
After that rescue ship Hamza near Daulatdia ferry went to the spot and started rescue work. Fire service, police and army teams also took part in the rescue operation.
Due to strong wind and rain, the rescue work was temporarily interrupted. The bus was sighted after six hours of rescue efforts.
Prothom Alo main news— The definition of a freedom fighter has changed five times since independence. According to the news, the definition of a freedom fighter has changed five times in Bangladesh since independence.
The definition of a freedom fighter was last changed in June last year.
Discussions have started again on whether the definition of ‘heroic freedom fighter’ and ‘supporter of the liberation war’ will be retained by the interim government.
According to Jamuka’s latest list, the number of brave freedom fighters in the country is about 1 lakh 98 thousand.
In the new definition, who is a ‘valiant freedom fighter’ and who is an ‘assistant in the liberation struggle’, the entire list has to be verified.
After changing the definition of a freedom fighter, the interim government remained in power for another 9 months. But according to the new definition, the task of classification has not progressed much.
In the light of the new definition, the National Freedom Fighters Council (JAMUCA) has recommended 40 people to be ‘Liberation Struggle Associates’ in the last 9 months.
It is mentioned in the report that he spoke to three officials of the additional secretary level from the deputy secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War.
They said that classification according to the new definition is very complicated and time-consuming. Moreover, this definition is also disputed. In such a situation, they are waiting for the government’s decision whether the new definition will be upheld or not.
When asked to know the position of the government, Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan said, after knowing everything well, he will talk about these issues.
It should be noted that after independence, the definition of freedom fighter was determined on 7th August 1972 through the presidential order.
Then there was a big change in the definition of a freedom fighter in 2018, then in 2025. Besides, there was little change in 1980 and 2022.
The Daily Star’s front page news— Fuel queues eating into earning hours; That is, long waiting time to get fuel is reducing earning time.
According to this news, Abdul Alim (45) has been making a living through ride sharing in Dhaka for the past four years.
He stayed in Dhaka instead of going home to Jhenaidah hoping to earn more during the Eid holidays. But due to the oil crisis, Abdul Alim did not get the expected income.
He can take fuel after waiting for about 5 hours from 11 am in the morning at the trust filling station in Bijay Sarani of the capital on Wednesday.
Other drivers are in the same situation as Abdul Alim in collecting fuel.
The reporter of the daily visited at least 10 pumps in the capital from morning to evening, there is no oil anywhere, so the pumps are closed.
Certain amount of oil is being given somewhere. However, a couple of pumps were supplying oil on demand.
Major (Retd.) Abul Ala Muhammad Tauhid, Assistant Director of Trust Energy, said that they are getting less than the amount of oil they are supposed to get due to the current situation. However, the amount received is immediately distributed to the customer.
At this time he said, ‘today we have been able to give oil till 9:30 am. Then I stopped for some time. Now I have started giving oil again from 2.30 pm.’
According to this news, the government has decided to increase strict surveillance at the pumps to ensure the supply of fuel oil. At the same time, the reason for disruption of fuel oil supply in the country has also been identified.
It has been decided to take action accordingly.
These decisions were taken in a special meeting on ‘What to do to deal with the fuel situation’ at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division of the Secretariat on Wednesday.
In a press briefing at the Secretariat today, Prime Minister’s Advisor Zaheed Ur Rahman said that some people may be trying to stockpile oil at the pump level, our government is thinking of looking at them.
The Prime Minister has clearly stated that oil prices are not increasing.
Since prices are not rising, the tendency to hoard will not actually benefit them much.
According to this news, the government has decided to buy two cargoes of LNG from UK’s Total Energies Gas and Power Limited.
In this case, the price of LNG per MMBTU has been fixed at 19.77 dollars.
Bangladesh bought a cargo of LNG from the same company in December last year at $10.37 per mmbtu.
Reading this cost per MMBTU, one cargo will cost 833 crore 39 lakh 56 thousand 512 taka to buy two cargoes of LNG, the total cost will be 1 thousand 666 crore 79 lakh 13 thousand 24 taka.
These two cargoes of LNG are being purchased for April 24-25 and April 27-28 this year.
Essentially, fuel supply from the region is almost stopped due to the effects of war in the Middle East. Due to this, the price of all types of fuel has increased in the world market. Due to this, we have to buy LNG at almost twice the price of last year.
More fuel oil is being bought from various sources to increase the stockpile.
Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani gave this information to reporters after a special meeting and cabinet meeting on fuel under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tariq Rahman on Wednesday.
At that time, the Cabinet Secretary mentioned, ‘Earlier we usually had 15 days of stock.
So far we have one month stock.
Now there is a lot of panic buying. It may pass after a few days when people regain confidence.’
It has been said that the government is planning to hold SSC and equivalent exams from 2027 in December instead of April.
At the same time, the initiative to reduce the subject and time of the examination and the decision to take the examination on uniform question paper under the common 9 education boards of the country is also going to be finalized.
It is said that the official decision may come next week.
According to sources from the Ministry of Education, this initiative has been taken to bring forward the SSC and equivalent exams with the aim of extending the academic year of higher secondary school and starting the university admission process earlier.
According to this report, the two countries have given a list of what can be discussed in the negotiations between the United States and Iran to reach a ceasefire.
US President Donald Trump has raised 15 demands for a ceasefire.
On the other hand, Iran has made a five-point demand for a permanent cessation of hostilities.
Trump’s ‘plan for peace’ to Iran calls for a month-long ceasefire for talks.
The basis of this discussion will be that Iran cannot have any nuclear weapons.
Strait of Hormuz shall be considered a free sea zone.
If Trump’s new proposal is implemented, Iran will be able to maintain the current regime.
At the same time, all sanctions imposed by the United States and the United Nations on the country for years will be withdrawn.
On the other hand, Iran has 5 points in which the country will never take military action against Iran, and the United States must provide unwavering security guarantees.
All US military bases across the Middle East must be closed.
The United States and Israel must pay full financial reparations for war damages.
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