‘Closed factories to reopen by year-end’
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the process of reopening long-closed state-owned factories by the end of 2026 through...
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‘BD yet to hold talks with Myanmar on Rohingya return’
Bangladesh has not yet held any discussions with the Myanmar government regarding reports that Naypyidaw has agreed to repatriate 300,000 Rohingyas from Bangladesh, State Minister...
Quota system in worst form, says Shafiqur
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday alleged that the quota system that triggered the July Uprising was now being implemented in its...
‘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...
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...
Public won’t accept social instability, AZM Zahid says
Women and Children affairs, Social Welfare Minister Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain has said that freedom of speech does not mean saying whatever one pleases. He...
Only 189 tigers left in Bangladesh: says Tuku
Bangladesh currently has only 189 tigers, leaving the species at serious risk of extinction, State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku said on...
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...