Reform row rocks parliament
A heated constitutional debate erupted in Parliament on Tuesday as ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers and the opposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami clashed over the implementation...
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Hoarding drives local fuel pressure
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood told Parliament on Monday that Bangladesh currently faces no fuel shortage, and that panic buying and...
PM writes to Qatari Amir expressing solidarity
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has conveyed Bangladesh’s solidarity with the State of Qatar and reaffirmed the importance of continued economic and bilateral cooperation amid the...
CRC stalemate raises risk for parliament
The delay in convening the Constitution Reform Council (CRC) could create serious legal and political complications for the elected parliament and stall key reform measures...
Healthcare system collapse in prisons
A prisoner falls ill. Hours pass. A doctor is called. Sometimes, it is already too late. This is not an isolated incident but a recurring...
Japanese firms bet on Bangladesh frontier market
Bangladesh is rapidly emerging as a “high-stakes frontier for growth” for Japanese investors, with rising profitability, expanding business plans, and a decisive shift toward the...
Debt repayments narrow financing gap
Foreign debt repayments in Bangladesh are approaching the level of new external inflows, reflecting growing pressure on the country’s external financing position. During the first...
US ground troops would be ‘Set on Fire’
Pakistan announced Sunday that it would soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran, and...
At least 18 Bangladeshis die in Mediterranean
Jhinuk Mia still clutches her phone, replaying the last moments she heard her younger brother Naeem’s voice. He had left their village in Jagannathpur with...
‘Anti-Trump’ protests take place nationwide
Demonstrators decrying US president Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in...