Court dispute over lawyers’ earnings
A heated exchange between Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Supreme Court Bar Association President Mahbub Uddin Khokon over lawyers’ declining incomes prompted the chief...
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Dengue claims 9 in a single day
Bangladesh recorded its highest single-day dengue death toll of the year on Tuesday, with nine people dying from the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24...
Bangladesh leads UNGA 81
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who is set to lead the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, met UN Secretary-General António Guterres in...
Badhon assaulted in Venice
An alleged politically motivated assault on actress Azmeri Haque Badhon in Venice, Italy, has drawn condemnation in Bangladesh, with lawmakers and political parties linking the...
July trade deficit jumps 38pc
Bangladesh’s trade deficit widened sharply in July as faster growth in imports coincided with a fall in exports, putting renewed pressure on the country’s external...
Real import protection nearly doubles
Bangladesh’s effective protection for imported goods is nearly twice the level indicated by its official tariff schedule, with regulatory and supplementary duties – or para-tariffs...
Next Sundarbans meet in Dhaka
Bangladesh and India have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation on environmental protection, with the two neighbours deciding to hold their next joint working group...
Hasina speaks out on return
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her intention to return to Bangladesh in December and discussed the country’s political situation and the future leadership...
Row over Gazi Nazrul
A row erupted in Parliament on Monday over the inclusion of Gazi Nazrul Islam, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker for Satkhira-4 who has been expelled from...
Food inflation eases, costs rise
The overall inflation eased slightly to 8.26 per cent in August, but the marginal decline offered little relief to ordinary consumers as food and overall...
Life beyond the green leaves
It is, indeed, a picture of tranquillity. Yet beneath that serene facade lies a harsh reality for the thousands of workers whose labour keeps the...
Fertiliser fears grip farmers
Repeated protests, road blockades and confrontations over fertiliser in northern Bangladesh are exposing growing frustration among farmers struggling to secure supplies during the peak Aman...