‘Myanmar to take back 3 lakh Rohingyas from Bangladesh’
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday said Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Malaysia following diplomatic...
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Amit Shah orders force against student protesters
India’s Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Home Minister Amit Shah of ordering the use of force against student protesters during a...
S&P flags banking risks in BD
S&P Global Ratings has revised Bangladesh’s sovereign credit outlook from stable to negative, citing mounting risks from weaknesses in the banking sector, external vulnerabilities and...
Govt fast-tracks China LNG deal
The government has moved to fast-track the installation of a new Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) at Kutubjom in Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, as Bangladesh...
Just one in three Americans back Iran war
Just one in three Americans support the war on Iran, the lowest reading in a Reuters/Ipsos poll since the five-month-old conflict’s early days, with most...
Poll schedule for president to come on time
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin said that the Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the presidential election after making...
Shahabuddin has no arrest immunity: NCP
National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary and Member of Parliament Akhter Hossen on Sunday said former President Mohammed Shahabuddin (Chuppu) cannot claim constitutional immunity from...
PM holds talks with editors
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday sought the cooperation of newspaper editors in the government’s ongoing efforts to formulate a policy aimed at ensuring an...
No alarming signs of extremism in Bangladesh
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Chief and DMP Additional Commissioner Mohammad Shamsul Haque has said there are currently no alarming signs of a...
‘Labeling BNP fascism party, lack of knowledge’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir stated, “Those who label the BNP a party of fascism is lack of their understanding.” At the same...
One fire, economy stalls
A fire at a single floating LNG terminal off the coast of Cox’s Bazar has plunged much of Bangladesh into its worst gas crunch in...
PM prioritises technology in defence strategy
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has outlined a comprehensive roadmap to modernise the Bangladesh Armed Forces, saying the government would prioritise technological capability, integrated national security...