US turns trade lens on forced labour
The United States has launched an investigation into whether 60 countries, including Bangladesh, have taken sufficient measures to prevent the use of forced labour in...
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Abbas critically ill 2nd brain surgery underway
A second round of brain surgery is currently underway for Mirza Abbas, a political adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a member of the...
Bangladesh seeks revised proposal from Japan
Bangladesh and a Japanese consortium have resumed negotiations in an effort to operationalise the long-delayed third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a mutually...
Moscow challenges US over oil sanctions
Moscow said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil, piling pressure on Washington to lift more sanctions as the...
Region will ‘go dark’ if US targets Iran’s power grid
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani warned Thursday that the region would “go dark” if the US attacks Iran’s electricity infrastructure. In...
Five days of rain forecast
A low-pressure extension over West Bengal and adjoining areas is expected to trigger rain and thunderstorms in different parts of the country over the next...
Major Hafiz new Speaker, Kayser Kamal Deputy
Senior BNP parliamentarian Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikrom, and BNP lawmaker Barrister Kayser Kamal were unanimously elected yesterday (Thursday) as Speaker and Deputy...
Leaders Remembered
The inaugural sitting of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday adopted a comprehensive condolence motion mourning the deaths of former prime minister and chairperson of...
Bangladesh caught in US overcapacity probe
The United States has launched a fresh trade investigation into Bangladesh and 15 other economies to examine whether their policies and production practices are contributing...
Five JS panels formed on first day
Five parliamentary committees, including the Business Advisory Committee, were formed on the first day of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed...