RMG faces carbon lock-in Warns CPD
Bangladesh’s garment industry could strengthen its competitiveness and better manage energy costs by expanding renewable energy, but entrenched dependence on existing machinery, financing structures and...
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Save water bodies, secure fisheries
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday called for coordinated national efforts to protect rivers, canals, haors, beels and other water bodies from pollution, warning that...
Rohingya return remains out of reach
Bangladesh is stepping up diplomatic efforts to restart the stalled repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, nearly a decade after the 2017 influx, as Dhaka...
Khaleda Zia shaped BD politics: Fakhrul
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the life and political struggle of former prime minister Begum Khaleda...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...