BD, Japan ink manpower, infrastructure deals
Staff Reporter :Tokyo has announced plans to recruit over 100,000 Bangladeshi workers over the next five years in a landmark development signaling deepening ties between...
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CA seeks support on ASEAN membership
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday extended his heartfelt congratulations to former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ahead of his 100th...
December vs June: Political impasse deepens
Abu Jakir : As summer storms sweep through Dhaka, political tempests are brewing far stronger. With the streets soaked and city halls shut, the standoff...
BD repays $3.5b debt in 10 months of FY25
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has repaid $3.5b of external debt in the first 10 months (July-April) of the current 2024-25 fiscal year which is a...
Tidal surge swamps coastal areas
Staff Reporter : A deep depression sweeping through the Bay of Bengal made landfall along the Bangladesh-India coastline on Thursday afternoon, triggering heavy rains, tidal...
Khaleda urges unity to restore democracy
Staff Reporter : In a solemn yet defiant tone, former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday painted a stark picture of Bangladesh’s...
Tarique at Youth Rally: Prepare now, election must be held by December
Staff Reporter : BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the party’s youth wings to begin preparations for a national election by December, accusing...
Citizens trapped in traffic as politics paralyse Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Dhaka came to a standstill from Wednesday morning due to separate political programmes organised by affiliated bodies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Election by June 2026
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has announced that Bangladesh’s forthcoming national election will take place between December this year and June next year....
Jamaat brands past war trials as ‘Judicial Executions’
Staff Reporter : ATM Azharul Islam, a senior leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has denounced the previous war crimes judicial process as a series of “judicial...
Banks face capital crisis as NPLs rise: Tier-1 capital ratio falls below regulatory threshold
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s banking sector has witnessed a significant deterioration in capital adequacy, with the Tier-1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) falling sharply...
Power & Energy: Tk 1.15tr subsidy allocation set for FY26 budget
Reza Mahmud : Despite a projected reduction in the overall budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, the government is expected to maintain a significant allocation...