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...
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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...
Debt per head hits Tk1.29 lakh
Bangladesh’s per capita government debt stood at Tk1,29,239 as of March 31, 2026, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on Sunday, as he...
Opposition walks out citing ‘too weak’
For the second time in as many weeks, opposition lawmakers walked out of the Parliament on Sunday just before votes on two closely watched human...
President calls for ‘politics of reconciliation’
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to his home district on Sunday for the first time since assuming office, using the visit to press political...
Spy links and a trail of dirty money
Aniruddha Kumar Roy, a prominent businessman with access to Dhaka’s diplomatic and political circles, has emerged at the centre of allegations involving an Indian intelligence...
Bangladesh looks beyond Black Sea wheat
Asian wheat importers, including Bangladesh, have bought at least half a million metric tons of Australian and Argentinean wheat in recent deals, three trade sources...
RAB abuses may redux, TIB warns
A leading anti-corruption watchdog has warned that a proposed paramilitary police unit meant to replace Bangladesh’s disbanded Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) could inherit the same...
Clemency for 21 NBR officials
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has granted clemency to 21 National Board of Revenue officials who faced disciplinary penalties over their roles in last year’s...