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Ecuador suspends oil exports after pipeline shutdown

Ecuador has suspended its oil exports after shutting down its two main pipelines due to damage from torrential rains in the Amazon region, the chief of state oil company Petroecuador said Thursday.

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No plan to raise fuel prices for now: adviser

Despite a slight rise in global oil prices amid the Middle East tensions, the government has no plan to raise fuel prices in the domestic market for now, said energy affairs adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan...

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Oil prices wobble

Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran’s response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend...

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Oil drops, global stocks climb

Oil prices retreated Friday while US and European stock markets gained ground as concerns over a war escalation in Iran eased.

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Oil price rises, global stocks mixed

Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors tracked the Israel-Iran conflict and a looming US interest rate decision...

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Battling for breath, water, soil

A THICK, dirty fog often settles over Dhaka by late morning. This vast, overcrowded metropolis, now home to over 20 million people, is grappling with a dire environmental emergency. According to the World Bank, in 2019, air pollution, contaminated water, poor sanitation and exposure to lead were responsible for more than 272,000 premature deaths in Bangladesh...

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Holidays not to affect economy: Salehuddin

The advisory council on government purchase on Wednesday approved a proposal to procure 12.75 lakh tonnes of petroleum fuel oil at a cost of $740 million in the July-December period of 2025...

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Oil under $65 a boon for consumers

US president Donald Trump’s tariffs, his call to ‘drill baby drill’ and especially a decision by OPEC+ to hike crude output quotas have oil prices trading at lows not seen since the Covid pandemic...

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Oil prices jump

Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears...

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Padma Oil MD resigns

Managing director of the state-run Padma Oil Company Limited Md Abdus Sobhan has sent his resignation letter to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation...

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Oil prices go down

Oil prices tumbled Thursday as president Donald Trump said the United States was close to making a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, which could pave the way for increased crude supplies...

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BPC glutted with furnace oil for low use

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is glutted with furnace oil due to its consumption in the power plants falling far below than the predicted.

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Industries behind toxic soil, lives

SOIL is not just dirt beneath our feet. It is the foundation of life. It feeds us, supports biodiversity and shapes human health. But in Bangladesh, this vital layer of earth is turning toxic. Few notice it, but the ground that grows our rice and vegetables is slowly poisoning us...

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CAB demands strict action against soya bean syndicates

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the government to take strict action against the soya bean oil syndicate as ‘edible oil is going beyond the reach of consumers due to the manipulation of syndicates’ in the domestic market.

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Commerce adviser visits SKS factories

Commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin visited Sena Edible Oil Industries and Sena Flour Mill, Narayanganj — subsidiary organisations of the Sena Kallyan Sangstha — for their special contributions to the production of high-quality and standard-compliant products...

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Trade war threatens oil demand growth: IEA

Global oil demand growth is set to accelerate this year but the escalating trade war launched by US President Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the market, the International Energy Agency said Thursday...

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Loose soybean oil priced at Tk 160 in Ctg

The administration set the price of loose edible oil at different levels in Chattogram from importers to retail sellers in a decision at a special task force meeting on Tuesday...

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Shortage of packaged soya bean oil still acute

The supply of packaged soya bean oil remained inadequate on Dhaka’s kitchen markets and general stores as on Monday, with retailers reporting that companies were yet to meet demand following weeks of supply shortage.

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Bottled soya bean oil shortage persists

The scarcity of bottled soybean oil continues across Dhaka’s markets, including Karwan Bazar, one of the country’s largest wholesale hubs...