Friday | January 30, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : The 2024 World Air Quality Report by Swiss-based IQAir has identified Bangladesh along with Chad as the most polluted countries, with Delhi, India, ranking as the most polluted capital. However, only...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the boards of directors for Meghna Bank PLC, NRB Bank PLC, and NRBC Bank PLC. The central bank has removed the boards led by Parvez Tamal...
Staff Reporter : Moody’s Ratings has revised its outlook on Bangladesh’s banking sector from stable to negative, citing increasing asset risks and worsening economic conditions. In a report released today, the agency highlighted several...
Staff Reporte : The Bangladesh Army has expressed serious concern regarding a recent series of unfounded and misleading reports disseminated by certain Indian media outlets. In a protest note released on Tuesday evening, the...
Farrukh Khosru : Trade relations between Bangladesh and Japan have grown steadily over the years, but several challenges persist. Bilateral trade increased from US$ 1 billion in 2010 to approximately US$ 3 billion in...
Syed Shemul Parvez : A coordinated group is actively disseminating misinformation on social media platforms, including Facebook, to create unrest across the country and serve the interests of a particular faction. Additionally, some political...
Staff Reporter : United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus are set to attend an Iftar gathering with approximately 100,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar this Friday. The event,...
News Desk : The UN is relocating its agencies in Dhaka to a building complex owned by one of the families accused by Bangladesh’s interim government of illegally funneling millions of dollars out of...
Staff Reporter : Sustainable business models should not be confined to exporters but must be embraced across the entire value chain, stated Debapriya Bhattacharya, Convenor of the Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, on Tuesday....
Staff Reporter : The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking why the authorities’ inaction in halting usury and the high-interest lending practices by individuals outside of banks and financial institutions should not...
S A Shofiee, Sylhet : The political landscape in East Sylhet has long been dictated by a ‘Permanent Power Party,’ a group that remains influential regardless of government changes. These individuals, akin to professional...
