PM tenure capped at 10yrs
Staff Reporter : The longstanding debate over the tenure of the Prime Minister has been resolved, with all political parties reaching unanimous agreement that no individual may serve in the role for more than...
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Lack of policy, PayPal access hampers freelance growth
Reza Mahmud : Despite enormous potential to generate foreign currency through freelancing, Bangladesh has yet to fully tap into this growing global sector, experts have said. They believe that freelancing could spark a major...
Milestone Tragedy: DNA tests lower death toll to 33
Staff Reporter : The official death toll from the fighter jet crash at Dhaka’s Milestone School and College has been revised to 33, following updated identification data and DNA analysis. Authorities initially reported 35...
Tariff Talks: Dhaka steps up US engagement with aviation deal
Staff Reporter : In a significant step to address its widening trade imbalance with the United States, Bangladesh has announced the purchase of 25 commercial aircraft from American aerospace manufacturer Boeing. The move is...
City suffocates under unchecked urban growth
Staff Reporter : Once known as the city of mosques and water, Dhaka is now gasping for breath beneath the weight of unchecked urbanisation, disappearing greenery, and dying rivers, according to a new study...
‘Economy must serve all, not elites’
Special Correspondent : BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday emphasised the urgent need to democratise Bangladesh’s economy, warning that both the country’s political and economic futures are at serious risk...
Milestone tragedy: Death toll now stands at 35
Staff Reporter : The death toll from the tragic military aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara has climbed to 35, following the deaths of two more victims at the National...
Fakhrul challenges elite-led efforts
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday dismissed the notion that the National Consensus Commission could bring meaningful state reform merely through talks with political parties, warning that genuine...
Nepal plane crash: No official court order received, says US-Bangla
Staff Reporter : US-Bangla Airlines has rejected recent media reports claiming that a Nepali court has ordered the airline to pay compensation to the families of victims of its 2018 plane crash in Kathmandu....
IMF ups banking sector reform cost to $35b
Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has disclosed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nearly doubled its estimated cost for reforming Bangladesh’s banking sector-from $18 billion to a staggering $35 billion...