Trivedi cites legal hurdles on Hasina
India has said there is no fixed timeframe for the return of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh, as the Indian High Commissioner in...
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Nat’l interest first: PM
Bangladesh will put its national interests and sovereignty at the centre of its engagement with regional and global partners while pursuing deeper cooperation based on...
Four held with dual passports
Concerns over possible passport irregularities have emerged after four Bangladeshi passengers arriving from Qatar were found carrying two apparently valid passports each at Hazrat Shahjalal...
Global food prices hit 4-year high in September
Global food prices rose in September to their highest level in nearly four years amid disruptions to logistics and concerns over weather conditions, the United...
Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis
Pakistan’s foreign minister said Iran has suggested engaging Yemen’s Houthis politically after attacks by the group, an idea a committee of the Mecca defence pact...
Saudi RSGT in line to run CCT
Chattogram Port, the country’s principal seaport, is moving further towards foreign participation in terminal operations, with the government directing the port authority to begin the...
Jamaat leader Akhteruzzaman arrested
Jamaat-e-Islami leader former lawmaker Major (retd) Akhteruzzaman has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of police on allegations of threatening an airport official and...
France struggles to quell school protests
Riot police clashed with high school students across France on Friday and unions called for teachers to strike as President Emmanuel Macron’s government battled to...
Private varsities lag on quality
Quality education and good governance remain major challenges for Bangladesh’s higher education sector, especially in the private universities where leadership gaps, inadequate research and weak...
Former allies drift further apart
Efforts to contain growing political tensions between the BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami are facing a fresh challenge as leaders of the two parties have stepped...