Five projects greenlit, two held back
The first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) under the new government on Monday approved five development projects while suspending...
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New climate roadmap empowers coastal women
In a major step toward addressing the multifaceted crises faced by women in Bangladesh’s coastal belt due to climate change and rising salinity, a set...
Trillion-dollar dream becomes national goal
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government is pursuing a comprehensive plan to increase household incomes and transform Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar...
Pakistan offers ‘two-phased’ truce deal to end
Pakistan has proposed a two-stage plan to end the US-Israel war on Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides now mulling the...
RAB needed, govt to decide reforms: RAB DG
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) chief Additional IGP Ahsan Habib Palash has said that any decision regarding the renaming, restructuring, or even the continuation of the...
Jabs drive begins
State Minister for Health Dr MA Muhit on Sunday emphasised the importance of vaccinating all children to protect them from measles and ensure their overall...
Rising prices loom amid fuel supply crunch
The newly elected BNP government is confronting one of its most pressing challenges: a deepening fuel crisis affecting households and businesses nationwide. The ongoing Middle...
No secret US deal Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Sunday said Bangladesh has no secret agreement with the United States, emphasising that all existing bilateral arrangements between the...
Short-term borrowing ramps up
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to hold a special auction of 91-day treasury bills worth Tk5,000 crore on 8 April, taking the total raised through...
Amin, Shibly to speak for PMO
Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin and Press Secretary Abu Abdullah M. Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibly, have been appointed spokespersons for the Prime Minister’s...
Food prices pull inflation down
Bangladesh’s point-to-point general inflation eased slightly to 8.71 per cent in March 2026, down from 9.13 per cent in February, according to the latest data...