Saturday | January 31, 2026 | Dhaka
Diplomatic Correspondent : The United Nations (UN) report on Bangladesh’s July uprising has revealed that over 1,400 individuals were killed, with thousands more injured, many as a result of gunfire from security forces between...
Muhammad Ayub Ali : Bangladesh Bank has announced a new monetary policy, maintaining the policy interest rate unchanged. The new policy places special emphasis on three key areas of the stock market: strengthening good...
Staff reporter : The Secretary General of BIMSTEC, Indra Mani Pandey, has clarified that the organisation does not have conflicting interests with SAARC, emphasising that countries can participate in multiple regional platforms to pursue...
Staff Reporter : Election Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah informed foreign diplomats that the Election Commission is preparing for the upcoming general election, assuming it will be held in December. “We...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has dropped two places in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024, ranking 151st out of 180 countries, compared to 149th in 2023. The country scored 23 out of...
Staff Reporter : “Many doubted whether Bangladesh would survive, but the people have shown that a promising new Bangladesh has begun,” stated Professor Dr. Ali Riaz, Chief of the Interim Government’s Constitutional Reform Commission....
Staff Reporter US Charge d’Affaires Jacobson underscored the importance of free, fair, and inclusive elections for the formation of a new government. She inquired about the recently launched “Operation Devil Hunt” by the country’s...
Staff reporter : Canada has reiterated its commitment to advocating for the repatriation of the Rohingya population to Myanmar through international forums, aiming to increase global pressure to resolve the crisis. The country has...
Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court has ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant through Interpol for former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed as first such actions against the deposed autocrat Hasina’s...
Staff Reporter : Amid the ongoing nationwide crackdown, law enforcement authorities have arrested 343 individuals as part of a special operation codenamed ‘Operation Devil Hunt’. Additionally, 1,521 people were apprehended in the past 24...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s per capita income has dropped to $2,738 in the fiscal year 2023-24, based on the final calculations by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). This represents a $46 decrease from...
