BGB foils BSF bid to push-in eight
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday said it had thwarted an alleged attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push eight people into Bangladesh...
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From Mostaq to Shahabuddin
President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation on Friday has added his name to a short list of Bangladeshi heads of state who have left office before completing...
US slaps 10pc tariff on Bangladesh
The United States has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on imports from Bangladesh under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, a...
Jamaat ‘not a party of angels’
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman said on Friday that his party was “not a party of angels,” acknowledging that its leaders...
Can dual strategy contain dengue?
Bangladesh is facing renewed dengue concerns this monsoon as Dhaka’s two city corporations adopt contrasting mosquito-control strategies to curb the spread of Aedes mosquitoes. While...
Bangladesh vows closer ASEAN collaboration
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other signatories to the Treaty of Amity and...
‘Stop assaulting our students’
Dharmendra Pradhan is a “criminal education minister”, a symbol of the collapse of India’s education system and must be removed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded...
Parties React Autocracy’s shadow lifts
Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation as president on Friday drew swift and sharp reactions from political parties, with some welcoming his exit as overdue and others going...
Poor gas connections put industry at risk
Staff ReporterBusiness leaders have warned that delays in providing industrial gas connections are preventing factories worth hundreds of crores of taka from starting production, putting...
Jamaat notifies EC, Speaker to declare Satkhira-4 seat vacant
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam has formally written to the Election Commission (EC) and the Speaker of Parliament, seeking steps to declare vacant the parliamentary seat of Satkhira-4...
Ex-Army officer Mozaffar taken to ICT
Former Bangladesh Army officer Mozaffar Hossain was brought before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday in connection with a case over alleged crimes against...
