No secret US deal Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Sunday said Bangladesh has no secret agreement with the United States, emphasising that all existing bilateral arrangements between the...
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Short-term borrowing ramps up
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to hold a special auction of 91-day treasury bills worth Tk5,000 crore on 8 April, taking the total raised through...
Amin, Shibly to speak for PMO
Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin and Press Secretary Abu Abdullah M. Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibly, have been appointed spokespersons for the Prime Minister’s...
Food prices pull inflation down
Bangladesh’s point-to-point general inflation eased slightly to 8.71 per cent in March 2026, down from 9.13 per cent in February, according to the latest data...
Structural weaknesses raise LDC concerns
As Bangladesh approaches its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status on 24 November 2026, a new United Nations assessment has highlighted significant structural...
India signals fresh diplomatic outreach to Bangladesh
India has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting a democratic, progressive and inclusive Bangladesh, with Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma underscoring New Delhi’s consistent position during...
RAB needed, govt to decide reforms: RAB DG
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) chief Additional IGP Ahsan Habib Palash has said that any decision regarding the renaming, restructuring, or even the continuation of the...
Five dead in Keraniganj factory blaze
Five bodies have been recovered from a gas lighter factory gutted by fire in Kadamtali, Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The victims were found...
Overseas jobs pipeline under pressure
Bangladesh’s overseas labour market, a key pillar of the country’s economy, is passing through one of its most turbulent periods in recent years as the...