Accurate data key to policymaking
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has rejected allegations that the latest inflation figures were manipulated, saying the decline in inflation in July was primarily...
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Trade uncertainty clouds export outlook
Bangladesh’s export sector is facing mounting risks from shipping disruptions, uncertainty over US tariffs, rising protectionism and the gradual loss of trade preferences as the...
Energy Crisis Demands Caution as Private Sector Seeks Larger Role in Fuel Imports
Bangladesh is facing a deepening energy crisis that requires urgent and coordinated responses. Experts at a recent seminar organised by the Forum for Energy Reporters...
Reform or a power play of Bashundhara?
The government’s plan to open Bangladesh’s refined petroleum fuel import, storage, transportation, distribution and marketing to private companies is being presented as a reform aimed...
Shuttle diplomacy tests Dhaka, Delhi thaw
A flurry of high-level contacts between Bangladesh and India in recent days has highlighted a paradox in their relationship: political trust remains strained, yet neither...
Changes sweep cabinet, BNP ahead of presidential vote
Preparations for Bangladesh’s presidential election are in their final stages, with voting scheduled to run without a break from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on...
Malls, markets to close by 8pm
Amid an ongoing power crisis, the government has tightened electricity conservation measures, ordering shopping malls, markets and shops across Bangladesh to close by 8:00pm from...
Dhaka, Ottawa seek to boost $4b trade
Bangladesh and Canada have discussed ways to expand their more than $4 billion two-way trade while strengthening cooperation on legitimate migration, combating fraud and irregular...
A failing test for secondary education
The recently concluded Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have exposed serious weaknesses in Bangladesh’s secondary education system, with the overall pass rate falling...
Rights on paper, impunity in practice
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to reconsider two draft laws on human rights and enforced disappearances, warning that several provisions could weaken...
3 found dead in Sylhet, police launch spl probe
Police have launched an investigation into the killing of an elderly couple and their teenage domestic worker, whose bodies were recovered with their throats slit...