Power price to rise by Tk1.25 per unit
The Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has proposed a weighted average increase of Tk1.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in retail...
Front Page
BD, India sit for Ganges talks
Bangladesh and India have opened a crucial round of talks in Kolkata on the future of the Ganges water-sharing agreement and broader cooperation on transboundary...
Ramisa’s father echoes Sagar-Runi’s unsolved case
As the country entered a third consecutive day of protests over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter, her father Abdul Hannan Mollah sat...
Protests erupt over Ramisa’s killing
The rape and murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter — a bright second-grader from Dhaka’s Pallabi neighbourhood — has unleashed a torrent of public anguish across...
Hasina should face trial: Zahid
The government wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to return to the country and face legal proceedings, Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister...
Vaccine delays worsen measles outbreak
Bangladesh faced a prolonged shortage of routine measles vaccines last year, contributing to a surge in cases and deaths, UNICEF said on 20 May. The...
Dhaka plunges into lawlessness
The country is in the grip of a deepening security crisis. Within the span of forty-eight hours, the country has been confronted with two horrific...
PM signals big push on barrages to fight climate risks
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that his government will commence work on both the Padma and Teesta barrage projects, aiming to tackle water shortages,...
Tigers whitewash Pakistan 2-0 in Test series
Bangladesh Cricket team whitewashed Pakistan Cricket team 2-0 in two-Test series after defeating the tourists by 78 runs in the second Test on the fifth...
Global funds eye BD market
Bangladesh is attracting growing interest from global fund managers, including JPMorgan, but restoring investor confidence will require stronger institutional governance and reliable audit reporting, Finance...
7-year-old Lamisa raped, then beheaded
In a heart-wrenching incident that has shocked the community of Pallabi, Mirpur, a seven-year-old girl named Lamisa was killed in a brutal attack involving the...
TIB flags draft law as govt takeover risk
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised the alarm over the draft National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act 2026, warning that the proposed legislation would turn...