Wednesday | January 28, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : The World Bank has urged Bangladesh to implement sweeping reforms to stabilize its struggling financial sector, weakened by poor governance, political interference, and related-party lending.In its latest South Asia Development Update,...
Staff Reporter : The 12th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse—the deadliest industrial disaster in Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector—is being observed on Thursday. Various rights organizations, workers’ groups, and left-leaning political parties, including...
Staff Reporter : The government of Qatar has assured its full support for rebuilding Bangladesh in a bid to cement bilateral ties in multifaceted arenas in the coming days. The assurance came when Chief...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh and Qatar have reaffirmed their strong commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation in the coming days. The pledge came during a high-level meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh and Qatar have reaffirmed their strong commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation in the coming days.The pledge came during a high-level meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Qatar’s...
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman affirmed on Wednesday that his party seeks no revenge through retaliation, but justice through the realization of its 31-point reform agenda, designed to serve the public...
Staff Reporter : The World Bank (WB) has revised down its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 3.3 percent for the current fiscal year, a notable reduction from its earlier projection of 4 percent....
Abu Jakir : Several key political parties – including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the National Citizen Party (NCP), Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and the Gono Odhikar Parishad – have called for local government elections to be held...
Staff Reporter : SpaceX is on track to introduce its Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh, with a technical rollout scheduled for May, according to Lauren Dreyer, the company’s Vice President for Global Engagement....
Staff Reporter : The European Union Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (EuroCham) has urged the interim government to ensure that European Union (EU) companies are not placed at a disadvantage in the event of...
Staff Reporter : The Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Muhammad Tajul Islam, has announced that the government has given preliminary approval to establish a second tribunal to expedite the hearing of...
Staff Reporter : The Arakan Army’s growing influence in regions near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border is disrupting bilateral trade by imposing unofficial levies on exports, according to Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir...