President calls for ‘politics of reconciliation’
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to his home district on Sunday for the first time since assuming office, using the visit to press political...
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Bangladesh diversifies energy, economic ties
Bangladesh is seeking to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on any single supplier as the government pursues a broader strategy to strengthen economic...
PM apologises for fuel, power crisis
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, apologised on Saturday to citizens and industries struggling under chronic shortages of electricity and...
BNP-led govt will fall by December, Oli warns
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Col (retd) Oli Ahmad has claimed that the BNP-led government will fall by December, urging the 11-party alliance to maintain...
Daily dengue influx hits 988
A total of 988 people were hospitalised with dengue across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while two more patients died of the mosquito-borne disease...
Bangladeshis turn cooler towards India
Bangladeshis’ favourable view of India has fallen 15 percentage points since 2024, with just 42 per cent now holding a positive view of the neighbouring...
Ghost bills fuel public fury
A wave of abnormally high, and in some cases inexplicable, electricity bills has left ordinary consumers across the country reeling, triggering a storm of criticism...
‘No room for rumours, communal hatred’
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday cautioned that certain quarters were spreading rumours in various forms to destabilize the country, urging citizens to remain vigilant...
BD’s Samanzar Sayeed among top 24 after ‘Beauty with a Purpose’
Samanzar Sayeed is representing Bangladesh at the 75-year-old Miss World pageant. Contestants from 111 countries are taking part in this year’s edition, being held in...
ACC probes ‘bribery’ claim against Asif
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to investigate allegations of corruption and irregularities involving former interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain in the Ministry...
Weak oversight fuels surge in bad loans
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector crossed Tk 6 lakh crore in June, rising by Tk 17,851 crore in three months despite various policy...
Dhaka ranks 11th globally for poor air quality
Dhaka ranked 11th among the world’s cities with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 105 at...