Biggest-ever budget planned for FY27
The government is preparing an ambitious budget of Tk 920,803 crore for the next fiscal year, aiming to stimulate economic growth and address mounting global...
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Fear grows over missing Bangladeshi students in US
A deep sense of anxiety and grief has surrounded the fate of two missing Bangladeshi PhD students from the University of South Florida in the...
Nationwide crime wave triggers alarm
As of April 2026, concerns over law and order in the country have intensified, with reports indicating a sharp rise in serious crimes across Dhaka...
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...
