Sunday | January 25, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : US President Donald Trump has announced a 35 percent tariff on goods imported from Bangladesh, a slight reduction from the previously proposed 37 percent. The decision was outlined in a letter...
Staff Reporter : This time the Election Commission (EC) will not invite the foreign observers who certified the last three national elections as ‘acceptable and credible’, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on...
Staff Reporter : The foreign exchange reserves held by Bangladesh Bank have dropped below the $25 billion mark following the record payment of import bills through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU). A total of...
Staff Reporter : The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday reported one death from Covid-19. The DGHS data showed eight new Covid-19 cases in the country over the 24-hour period from 8:00...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has said that irregularities within the country’s banking sector during the previous administration have already been identified, but the former government had obstructed the...
Farrukh Khosru : Bangladesh is witnessing a troubling resurgence in poverty and inequality, with recent World Bank data warning that extreme poverty could rise to 9.3 percent in 2025, pushing an additional three million...
Muhid Hasan : Bangladesh’s point-to-point inflation rate eased to 8.48 per cent in June, down from 9.05 per cent in May, reaching its lowest level in more than two years, according to data released...
Staff Reporter : A recent nationwide survey conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) indicates that a significant proportion of Bangladeshi youth view the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as the leading...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s economy remained in expansionary territory for the ninth consecutive month in June, though the pace of growth eased, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data released on Monday....
News Desk : What seemed like a dream job abroad turned into a brutal nightmare for Faysal, a 26-year-old Bangladeshi who was promised a high-paying position in Thailand. Instead, he was trafficked across borders...
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : China is expanding its diplomatic outreach in Bangladesh by strengthening political engagement with various parties beyond traditional government-to-government relations, signalling a strategic shift towards more robust party-to-party diplomacy....
