Wrong-side bus kills four in Mirpur
The continued movement of auto-rickshaws on Dhaka’s major roads, despite restrictions, has once again highlighted the city’s worsening road safety concerns, with four people killed...
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Iqbal Sobhan Chy detained
The detention of a the information adviser to deposed Sheikh Hasina has brought renewed attention to the role of influential media figures who maintained close...
Dhaka works to secure wider regional trade access
Bangladesh is seeking to turn its diplomatic engagement with Southeast Asian countries into greater trade access, investment and economic cooperation, with a particular focus on...
Wage talks fail to calm RMG unrest
Violence, road blockades and attacks by masked individuals have increasingly overshadowed the ongoing garment workers’ wage movement, raising concerns about the involvement of unwanted elements...
Friendship bid amid infiltration row
India has reiterated its desire to maintain positive and constructive relations with Bangladesh, but fresh remarks by its Union Home Minister Amit Shah accusing Congress...
Deal faces test of fair competition
Bangladesh’s aviation sector is facing important questions over competition, investment and passenger interests as the government moves towards operationalising the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal...
US midterms begin in major test for Trump
Voting began in the United States on Tuesday as millions of Americans headed to the polls in midterm elections that could reshape Congress and test...
Time running out to reap demographic dividend
Bangladesh has a narrowing window to turn its favourable population structure into sustainable economic growth, as its demographic dividend is expected to peak around 2045...
Credit slowdown exposes investment malaise
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has fallen to a historic low of 4.17 per cent, reflecting a prolonged investment slowdown as businesses remain reluctant...
Unrest at RMG puts exports at risk
Renewed unrest in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector has emerged as a major threat to Bangladesh’s export-led economy, raising fears of order losses, employment disruption...
PM vows solar shift to ease power crisis
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for a shift towards affordable solar power and other cost-effective energy solutions to ease Bangladesh’s electricity crisis, criticising what...