Saturday | January 31, 2026 | Dhaka
Abu Jakir : As the National Citizen Party (NCP) emerges as a new political force in Bangladesh, its path forward appears challenging. Founded in the wake of a massive student-led uprising, the party’s rise...
Staff Reporter : The National Economic Council (NEC) has revised the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2024-25 financial year, reducing it from Tk 2.65 lakh crore to Tk 2.16 lakh crore. The decision...
Staff Reporter : The High Court has issued a ruling questioning why a policy should not be established to regulate the President’s power to grant pardons, suspend, or reduce sentences under Article 49 of...
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus has accused a fugitive party and its leadership, who fled the country, of attempting to destabilise Bangladesh. In an interview with BBC...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said that Bangladesh may see one to two heat waves during March. The long-term forecast released on Sunday informed that the west and south-west areas of...
Staff Reporter : Newly appointed seven members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) took their oath on Sunday. The ceremony took place at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court at 11:15 AM,...
Staff Reporter : Ambassador Mushfiqur Fazal Ansari has extended an invitation to journalists worldwide to visit Bangladesh, highlighting that while foreign media professionals were previously almost prohibited from entering the country for professional purposes,...
Staff Reporter : The Appellate Division has set 8 May as the date for hearing four applications submitted by BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and six individuals seeking a review of the verdict that abolished the caretaker...
News Desk : India’s medical value tourism (MVT) sector has seen a significant decline in patient arrivals from Bangladesh, attributed to worsening bilateral relations and visa restrictions. According to the latest data from the...
Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed emphasised the need to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio and attract higher Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), highlighting these as significant challenges for the government as it seeks...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s remittance earnings have surpassed the $2 billion mark for the seventh consecutive month, recording a remarkable 24 per cent year-on-year growth, reaching $18.49 billion during the July-February period of the...
Special Report : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is collaborating with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to develop a Climate Damage Function (CDF) aiming at strengthening climate-sensitive financial reporting and support banks and financial...