Tuesday | January 27, 2026 | Dhaka
Muhid Hasan : For 39 consecutive months, wage growth for the working class in Bangladesh has remained below the general inflation rate, eroding real incomes and reducing consumer purchasing power, according to data from...
Staff Reporter : Nobel Laureate in Economics Dr Abhijit Banerjee has said that in countries such as Bangladesh and India, a growing share of GDP has increasingly concentrated in the hands of the wealthy...
Special Report : In light of the revolution’s core objective – to bring about government and political reform and ensure free and fair elections – which ultimately led to the fall of the kleptocratic...
Diplomatic Correspondent : Chief Adviser of the interim government, Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to embark on a four-day official visit to Japan from 28-31 May to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum, where Bangladesh...
Staff Reporter : Summit Associates has once again been awarded a government contract to supply urea fertiliser for the upcoming Aman season, despite previous concerns related to delivery shortfalls, underweight consignments, and allegations of...
Staff Reporter : State-owned Petrobangla has issued an official clarification refuting recent statements by trade association leaders, which it described as “misleading and confusing”, regarding alleged disruptions in gas supply to industrial units. The...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Army has reiterated its firm stance on national security, affirming that there is no conflict with the interim government. It remains resolutely uncompromising when it comes to safeguarding the...
Staff Reporter : Hundreds of government employees from various ministries and divisions staged demonstrations inside the Secretariat for the third consecutive day on Monday, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the “Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance,...
Staff Reporter : A daylong Bangladesh-China Conference on Investment and Trade is scheduled to be held on 1 June at Biniyog Bhaban (Investment Building) in Dhaka, aiming to boost bilateral economic cooperation. The event...
Staff Reporter : Authorities have seized at least 20,300 articles of clothing suspected to be uniforms for the armed hill group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) from a garment factory in Chattogram city. The clothes...
Staff Reporter : India’s Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 153 individuals – alleging those Bangladeshi nationals – into Bangladeshi territory via the Beanibazar border in Sylhet and the Barlekha border in Moulvibazar on Saturday...
