Wednesday | January 21, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has called for a transformative move towards a “zero waste and zero carbon” lifestyle to combat climate change and promote sustainability. Speaking at the World...
Staff Reporter : The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) reported Wednesday that Bangladesh’s power sector faces a heavy reliance on costly imported fossil fuels, resulting in unsustainable outcomes in both financial and environmental terms,...
NN Online: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said students of grades six and seven in both Bengali and English versions of the Secondary and Higher Education Department, as well as Madrasah and...
NN Online: Workers of four garment factories in Gazipur blocked two highways in Gazipur on Wednesday, protesting retrenchment of workers and demanding payment of dues and reopening of closed factories. Assistant Police Superintendent of...
NN Online: Bangladesh has received remittance of over $7 billion from expatriate citizens in the last three months, official data showed. “Bangladeshi expatriates sent $7.02 billion remittance to the country in the last three...
Shahariar Islam Sovon : The rising trend of divorce has been uprising amid extramarital affairs, financial instability and lack of marital understandings. Experts claim that in Bangladesh, divorce through talaq (oral pronouncement of divorce)...
Reza Mahmud and Abu Jakir : The COP29 climate summit has commenced in Baku amid a mix of urgency and caution, as delegates from over 200 countries, including Bangladesh, have gathered with a primary...
NN Online: The Editors’ Council has criticised the recent cancellation of press accreditation cards by the Press Information Department (PID), calling it a “direct threat” to press freedom and an impediment to fostering a...
NN Online: Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell below the $20 billion mark after the country paid $1.5 billion in liabilities to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) on Sunday. The reserves now stand at $18.19...
NN Online: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday passed an order, asking authorities concerned to take effective steps to control dengue across the country. A High Court division bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and...
Staff Reporter : Protests over wages and working conditions in the country’s massive Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector have erupted into violent clashes in two of Bangladesh’s industrial powerhouses, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Demonstrators, mostly factory...
Staff Reporter : Members of civil society organisations (CSOs), including representatives from Bangladesh, have called for a concrete commitment from major polluting nations to end fossil fuel dependence in the pursuit of a de-carbonised...