Monday | February 02, 2026 | Dhaka
Reza Mahmud : Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia (SEARO), has faced scrutiny following allegations surrounding her appointment. She is the daughter of Sheikh Hasina, the deposed Prime...
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has asserted that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must be returned to Bangladesh through legal channels and held accountable in court. He drew parallels between...
Selim Reza, Sirajganj : More allegations have surfaced against Jafar Bayazid, Project Director of the BSCIC Industrial Park in Sirajganj and Regional Director (in charge) of the BSCIC Regional Office in Rajshahi. He, along...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called on the interim government to prioritise increasing direct taxes rather than raising indirect taxes. The party has also demanded the withdrawal of the “imprudent”...
Staff Reporter : Debapriya Bhattacharya, who led the committee responsible for preparing the White Paper on the state of Bangladesh’s economy, strongly criticised the interim government on Saturday for adopting isolated measures in the...
Staff Reporter : Today is the 89th birth anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to observe the day with profound respect marking birth anniversary of its founder and...
Staff Reporter : Following the submission of the first four reform commission reports on 15 January, marking a significant milestone in Bangladesh’s reform process, the European Union (EU) has urged the interim government and...
Staff Reporter : The World Bank (WB) has estimated that Bangladesh’s economy will grow by 4.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2024-25, a significant downgrade of 1.6 percentage points from previous projections. In...
Staff Reporter : The World Economic Forum (WEF) has identified inflation as the most significant economic risk for Bangladesh in 2025, alongside challenges such as extreme weather events, pollution, unemployment, and economic stagnation. These...
Reza Mahmud : Despite the interim government’s reluctance to announce a roadmap for the next general election, the BNP is actively preparing for the national polls through a series of programmes. Party insiders have...
Al Jazeera : A Russian court has sentenced three lawyers who had defended the late opposition leader Alexey Navalny to several years in prison.Friday’s sentences come as Russia, amid a massive crackdown during its...
