Mamata rejects defeat, claims votes ‘Stolen’
Dhaka watches the result with cautious eye, says bilateral ties will remain unaffected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a blistering attack...
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Fuel Crisis Chokes Bangladesh’s Industries: Garments Sector on the Brink
Factory owners in Ashulia and Gazipur are struggling to keep production lines running as power cuts stretch for three to four hours daily and diesel...
Waker praises poll as ‘best ever’
Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has described the national election as an “excellent” event, the likes of which Bangladesh had never seen before. He made the...
Govt plans 5,000MW green power drive
The government has set an ambitious target to generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power within the next five years, as Bangladesh seeks to...
Local government polls to begin in late 2026: Adviser Zahed
The local government elections will begin at the end of the current year, said Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman...
Iran will be ‘blown off the face of the Earth’ if it intervenes in Hormuz: Trump says
US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if it attacks American vessels involved in “Project...
Bangladesh-US trade agreement should be utilized for mutual benefits: Muktadir
Emphasizing the importance of utilizing the Bangladesh-United States trade agreement for mutual benefit, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today said there is no reason for...
Single-day measles deaths hit 17 children
A total of 17 children died from measles and measles-like complications within a 24-hour period — from 8am yesterday to 8am on Monday — according...
Govt. targets doubling tourism GDP contribution: Afroza
The government today announced an ambitious plan to raise the tourism sector’s contribution to the national GDP to 6-7 percent from the current 3 percent...
Court orders seizure of Maya’s tax files in graft probe
A court here today ordered the seizure of tax files of former minister and Awami League leader Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya over graft allegations. Dhaka...
Writ petition challenges legality of BD-US trade deal during interim govt
A writ petition was filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the reciprocal trade agreement between Bangladesh and the US, describing it as...
Vote counting begins in key Indian state elections, spotlight on West Bengal showdown
Vote counting is underway across four Indian states—West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam—along with the union territory of Puducherry, in a set of elections...