23 teachers of Motijheel Ideal summoned
Ensuring integrity in public and educational institutions is essential for good governance, with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) now investigating allegations that 23 teachers of Motijheel...
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BD’s interests given top priority
Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin said that Bangladesh’s national interests were given the highest priority in the agreement to purchase aircraft from Boeing and rejected...
Safeguards sought for cyber law
Ensuring that new cyber legislation strengthens the rule of law without undermining freedom of expression will be crucial to establishing good governance, journalists, lawyers, academics...
Tourism gets growth-sector focus
Bangladesh is seeking to turn tourism into a larger economic driver by more than doubling the sector’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to 7...
Trump, Xi end summit with little sign of progress
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping drank tea at the White House and visited the National Archives on Friday (25 September), ending...
Dhaka-Washington ties gain nuclear dimension
Bangladesh and the United States have expanded their strategic partnership beyond conventional energy cooperation, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on civil nuclear technology that...
Banani high-rise fire doused in half an hour
A fire at a high-rise building in Dhaka’s Banani was doused. The flames were extinguished at 6:10pm on Saturday, Fire Service and Civil Defence media...
UNGA visit opens new avenues for Bangladesh
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s maiden visit to the United Nations General Assembly has advanced Bangladesh’s diplomatic outreach, combining engagement on international conflicts, including the Palestinian...
US keeps out of Hasina, AL matters
The United States has reaffirmed that decisions concerning Bangladesh’s internal political affairs, including the status of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and restrictions on Awami...