‘Fascist forces plotting chaos with black money’
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that forces ousted from power were using illicit money, accumulated and laundered during the Awami...
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Talks underway with World Bank for additional $10b in assistance: Khosru
Bangladesh is holding discussions with the World Bank to secure an additional US$10 billion in financial assistance, but no final decision has been made yet,...
Top oil executives dropped after Riyadh attacks
Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with the event despite...
Cooking fuel woes to worsen
Consumers across Bangladesh could face further difficulties in obtaining liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders as distributors have announced a two-day nationwide shutdown of LPG shops...
Nobel goes to architects of economic stability
US economists Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday for research that has helped shape modern monetary...
New IMF deal hinges on key differences
Bangladesh is seeking a fresh $4 billion-$4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on terms aligned with national interests and economic realities, as...
Pagla Mosque gets gold, silver, foreign currencies
The Pagla Mosque authorities have collected, the amount of gold 1044 bhari, silver 1088 bhari and huge foreign currencies in donation boxes, after six years...
Hills cut, habitats lost in Sreemangal
The rapid expansion of resorts in Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar is putting pressure on the area’s hills, hillocks and forests, threatening biodiversity and disrupting wildlife...
Girls still unsafe amid rights pledges
Girls’ right to live free from violence remains a major challenge in Bangladesh, with thousands of children subjected to rape, murder and other forms of...
Emergency rule imposed in KP
As political tensions mounted with the start of the protest march by the opposition PTI, the top leaders of the two major ruling coalition partners...
Dengue cases near 1 lakh, toll crosses 300
Bangladesh’s dengue situation has taken an alarming turn, with the number of hospitalisations approaching 100,000 and the death toll surpassing 300, according to the Directorate...
Child among seven killed by Israel in Gaza on ‘ceasefire’ anniversary
At least seven people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, according to medical sources, a year after the United...