Monday | January 12, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Lowering interest rates cannot be viewed as a single, stand-alone policy decision, as abrupt adjustments may disrupt the broader economic balance, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said on Saturday. He cautioned that...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s banking industry remains the most fragile segment of the economy, weighed down by inadequate capital, deteriorating asset quality and declining profitability, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The...
Diplomatic Correspondent : The newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Brent Christensen, has pledged to deepen US-Bangladesh relations by advancing President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda, emphasising Washington’s commitment to strengthened diplomatic, economic and...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday called on all political forces to resolve differences through dialogue, warning that disagreements must not deepen into divisions that fracture the nation....
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : The diplomatic corridors of Dhaka have become the centre of an intense phase of “diplomatic stewardship”, with global and regional powers – including the United States, China, India,...
Al Jazeera : On January 3, 2026, a single directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) quietly ended the Indian Premier League (IPL) season of Bangladesh’s only cricketer in the...
Al Jazeera : On January 3, 2026, a single directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) quietly ended the Indian Premier League (IPL) season of Bangladesh’s only cricketer in the...
NN Desk : Bangladesh’s roads have exacted a grim toll in 2025, claiming 7,359 lives and leaving 16,476 injured, according to the Road Safety Foundation. The figures, drawn primarily from media reports, reveal a...
NN Desk : Police, however, confirmed that no arrests in the murder have been made. Shafiqul said several police teams were working to solve the murder, bringing people in for questioning.“60 people have been...
Diplomatic Correspondent : Bangladesh has formally requested the United States to ease its recently introduced visa bond policy, particularly for short-term business travellers, with Washington assuring that the matter will be positively considered. In...
