LPG prices outrun official rate
Consumers across Bangladesh are being forced to pay hundreds of taka above the government-fixed price for bottled LPG as a severe supply shortage pushes up...
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Deal driven by demand, no hidden agenda
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said the government had signed a deal to purchase 11 Boeing aircraft based on passenger demand and the...
NCP wants Salahuddin out
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called for Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed to step down, arguing that the government’s ability to maintain law and order...
$1tn economy in sight by 2034
Bangladesh is looking to leverage investment, industrial diversification, technological advancement and its global diaspora network to build a trillion-dollar economy by 2034, Finance and Planning...
Aid falls, debt servicing rises
Bangladesh is facing a growing pressure on its external financing position as foreign project assistance fell by more than 60 per cent year-on-year in the...
PM returns home after UNGA visit
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has returned to Dhaka after a five-day visit to the United States, during which he addressed the 81st session of the...
Dhaka-Ankara discuss stronger ties
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations...
Law and order ‘completely collapsed’
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar delivered a stark assessment of the country’s security situation on Sunday, declaring that law and order had “completely...
Public safety in peril
Public safety and the rule of law are coming under growing pressure amid allegations of land-grabbing, extortion and violent clashes involving ruling BNP activists, Transparency...
Constitution to restore ‘Faith in Allah’
Restoration of the phrase “Absolute trust and faith in Almighty Allah” to the Constitution’s preamble and Article 8 has emerged as one of the government’s...
Schools open door to online risks
Educational institutions’ growing reliance on social media groups to circulate academic information is inadvertently giving students greater access to smartphones and potentially harmful online content,...