US envoys head to Pakistan as Iran rules out direct talks
U.S. envoys headed to Pakistan on Saturday to begin a new round of negotiations over the Iran conflict, though Tehran signaled no immediate plans for...
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Rana Plaza victims still demand justice
On the 13th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, relatives of victims, injured workers, and leaders of local and international labour organisations on Friday paid...
Strategic autonomy key for Bangladesh
The International Crisis Group has said that Bangladesh’s diversification of foreign relations would strengthen its “strategic autonomy” and help it navigate an increasingly complex regional...
Analysts cite SIR, security and anti-incumbency for record turnout
West Bengal has set a historic benchmark in Indian democracy. In the first phase of the 2026 Assembly Elections held on Thursday, the state recorded...
BD among core countries in global food insecurity
A United Nations-backed report released on Friday (24 April) has revealed that nearly two-thirds of people facing severe food crises last year were concentrated in...
Higher fuel costs drive daily hardship
People had high hopes that the newly elected government would take swift steps to ease public hardship during a fragile economic transition. However, political changes...
NCP broadens political base with high-profile joins
The National Citizen Party (NCP) continued to widen its political footprint on Friday, formally welcoming a series of high-profile figures, including expelled BNP leader Ishaq...
Measles surge raises WHO alarm
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised serious concern over the evolving measles outbreak in Bangladesh, assessing the national risk as “high” amid widespread transmission,...
Tk20,000cr BB borrowing may stoke inflation
The government injected Tk20,000 crore of high-powered money into the economy in March by borrowing from Bangladesh Bank, a move that could heighten inflationary pressure,...
‘Inspection rooms’ at upazilas stir fears of MP control
A government move to set up designated “inspection rooms” for Members of Parliament inside Upazila Parishad complexes has triggered concern among governance experts, who fear...