Drive to recover repatriate funds, assets
The government has initiated criminal and civil proceedings to recover assets allegedly siphoned out of the country, with investigations set to be carried out under...
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Tariffs undercut apparel earnings
Bangladesh’s apparel exporters receive, on average, around 10 per cent lower prices in the United States market compared with the European Union, according to a...
US-Iran War Enters 14th Day: Region will ‘go dark’ if US targets Iran’s power grid
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani warned Thursday that the region would “go dark” if the US attacks Iran’s electricity infrastructure. In...
Five days of rain forecast
A low-pressure extension over West Bengal and adjoining areas is expected to trigger rain and thunderstorms in different parts of the country over the next...
Trade deficit hits $13.8b as exports falter, imports rise
Bangladesh’s trade deficit widened to $13.8 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (July–January 2025-26) as exports stagnated and imports continued...
Maldives Gas Explosion: 5 BD nationals dead
Five Bangladeshi nationals were killed and two others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at workers’ quarters of an under-construction building on Dhigurah Island in...
Jukta Front demands Azharul’s removal
The Ganatantrik Jukta Front has demanded the immediate removal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam from the presidium panel of the 13th parliament. In...
US turns trade lens on forced labour
The United States has launched an investigation into whether 60 countries, including Bangladesh, have taken sufficient measures to prevent the use of forced labour in...
Abbas critically ill 2nd brain surgery underway
A second round of brain surgery is currently underway for Mirza Abbas, a political adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a member of the...