Green strategy puts clean air first
Pollution prevention and stronger environmental monitoring will be key priorities under a five-year government plan that also targets planting 25 crore trees, restoring degraded forests,...
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Six priorities for post-graduation resilience
Bangladesh has called for additional time to prepare for its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category, arguing that an extended preparatory period is...
LPG imports slide, prices spike
Bangladesh is facing renewed pressure in its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market as declining imports and tighter global supplies have pushed domestic availability about 30...
Zaima appointed UN legal officer
Carrying forward a family legacy of public service, Zaima Rahman, daughter of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and granddaughter of former president Ziaur Rahman and former...
Trump hails Boeing deals
US President Donald Trump has highlighted Bangladesh’s agreement to purchase 11 Boeing aircraft, alongside Turkey’s purchase of 100 aircraft, describing the combined deals as a...
Dhaka joins global protest against Israel
Bangladesh joined a mass diplomatic walkout at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began addressing the 81st session,...
3-R route to economic recovery outlined
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has explained his three-pronged strategy of recovery, restoration and reconstruction to rebuild Bangladesh’s economy, pledging to create jobs, expand industries, attract...
To export better skills, Bangladesh must import talent
Like many who studied at missionary institutions in Dhaka before 2000, such as St. Joseph High School and Notre Dame College, I have watched my...
Jamaat smells ‘pro-fascist elements’ in govt
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Friday alleged that a section within the government, including what he described as “pro-fascist elements” hiding in...
PM pledges to establish prosperous, democratic Bangladesh
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today pledged to establish a prosperous, self-reliant and welfare-oriented democratic Bangladesh by ensuring political and economic empowerment of the people and...
Warrant issued against ex-FM Morshed Khan
A Dhaka money loan court has issued an arrest warrant against former foreign minister M Morshed Khan, also the founder and chairman of Citycell, in...