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SSC, equivalent exam results today

Nearly 1.86 million students across Bangladesh will learn their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examination results today, as the education boards prepare to publish...

Hefazat lays out 9-point agenda

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has presented Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with a set of nine-point demand covering religious affairs, legal reforms, madrasa education and several politically sensitive...

Another death on the border

A fresh fatal shooting along the Bangladesh-India frontier has renewed concerns over the use of lethal force at the border, after a Bangladeshi man was...

Delhi reaches out to Tarique

India is seeking to revive high-level political engagement with Bangladesh, with its envoy in Dhaka signalling that a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and...

PMI jump signals economic upswing

Bangladesh’s private-sector economy gathered pace in July, with a sharp rebound in manufacturing and continued growth in agriculture and services pushing the country’s Purchasing Managers’...

Bangladesh races to cash in

Bangladesh is entering a critical phase in its demographic transition, with a shrinking dependency burden and a large working-age population offering a potentially powerful engine...

Opposition picks Oli for presidency

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance has chosen Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmad as its candidate, bringing the veteran politician into focus as...

BNP settles on Fakhrul for presidency

BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is poised to become Bangladesh’s next president after BNP Chairman...

PM calls for energy sector overhaul

Bangladesh must make more efficient use of its existing power and energy infrastructure and diversify fuel sources to meet rising electricity demand, Prime Minister Tarique...