Teesta – a matter of life and death Foreign Minister
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday signalled a notable shift in Dhaka’s approach to the long-stalled Teesta water-sharing dispute, indicating that Bangladesh cannot wait...
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PM focuses on audit reform to improve governance
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday stressed the importance of conducting performance audits alongside compliance audits to strengthen transparency in public expenditure. He underlined that...
Fuel Crisis Chokes Bangladesh’s Industries: Garments Sector on the Brink
Factory owners in Ashulia and Gazipur are struggling to keep production lines running as power cuts stretch for three to four hours daily and diesel...
Ceasefire still on despite gulf strikes
The ceasefire with Iran is “not over” despite clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, adding that the US-led...
US trade envoy Brendan Lynch in Bangladesh
Brendan Lynch, a senior United States trade official, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday for a three-day visit aimed at reviewing progress in implementing the recently...
No need to worry
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has downplayed concerns over the Bangladesh–US trade agreement, saying the deal is designed to provide balanced economic benefits for both...
ACC stalled for 63 days
Bangladesh’s only statutory anti-graft body the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has complaints, cases and personnel in place, but has been unable to function fully in the...
Detained journos ‘involved in crimes against humanity’
Zahed Ur Rahman, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, has said that filing specific murder cases against journalists arrested in connection with...
Trade deal with US challenged in HC
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the reciprocal trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States, describing...
BB moves to reopen idle units with Tk 40,000cr fund
Bangladesh Bank is preparing a Tk40,000-crore refinance programme aimed at bringing closed industrial units back into operation, with a focus on boosting production, protecting jobs...
Single-day measles deaths hit 17 children
A total of 17 children died from measles and measles-like complications within a 24-hour period — from 8am yesterday to 8am on Monday — according...
BJP wins West Bengal
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that “the lotus has bloomed in West Bengal” as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a commanding lead in...