Teesta plan stuck in limbo
Nearly a decade after Bangladesh began exploring a comprehensive plan to restore the Teesta River, the long-awaited project remains far from construction, with financing and...
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Hillary Clinton Award / Yunus gets standing ovation
Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank founder Dr Muhammad Yunus received a standing ovation from around 400 guests in Washington, DC, on Thursday as he was...
Dhaka pursues $5b IMF loan
Bangladesh is set to intensify negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a proposed loan package of up to $5 billion, with both sides...
3 in 10 educated youths jobless
Nearly three in 10 highly educated young people in Bangladesh are unemployed, while almost half of those who find work are employed in jobs that...
Power politics stalls state reform: TIB
The prospect of state reform created by the July mass uprising has become hostage to power politics and bureaucratic interests, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said...
Abhijeet Dipke, Neha Bora among 150 detained
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora were preventively detained by Delhi Police on Friday while...
Per Capita GDP / Bangladesh leads India
Bangladesh is projected to maintain its lead over India in GDP per capita at current US dollar prices for two more fiscal years, despite a...
Modi’s minister invokes BD uprising
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has accused the opposition Congress party and its allies of seeking to bring down Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government through...
