Khaleda Zia’s 82nd birthday today
Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s 82nd birthday is being observed today, with the BNP organising prayers and other programmes in honour...
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Gas crisis fuels fresh public hardship
# Excelerate Energy terminal shut down again # Summit collapse worsens shortages Households struggling to cook, factories facing production disruptions and motorists queuing for CNG...
Previous ‘mafia govt’ looted national wealth
State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin Putul has accused the previous government of looting the country’s resources and creating an economic crisis, saying the...
BD, Kosovo move to deepen ties through trade
Bangladesh and Kosovo have agreed to inject fresh momentum into bilateral relations by expanding trade and investment, exploring a free trade agreement and creating new...
Bangladesh seeks durable economic ties with US: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged American businesses to invest in Bangladesh with confidence and for the long term, saying his government wants to build...
4 killed in Chakaria bus-leguna collision
Four people were killed and five others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a passenger leguna and an air-conditioned bus in Chakaria of Cox’s...
Fakhrul’s road to Bangabhaban
1960s: Became involved in student politics at DU and was arrested in 1969. 1972: Began his career as an economics lecturer at Dhaka College. 1979–82:...
Iran, US make competing claims over control
The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the recently appointed head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after...
Mirza Fakhrul set to hold highest constitutional position from grassroots
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has emerged gradually from grassroots politics, while was a student leader in his student life, an economics teacher in his professional...
Health impact of dev plans to be assessed: Faridul
State Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Shaikh Faridul Islam, has called on people to participate in environment-friendly waste management to prevent pollution of...
Trump says US to ‘keep’ Hormuz strait control
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will “keep it.” “The USA has...
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...