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...
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PM calls for river action
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered government agencies to step up coordinated action to control pollution and restore Dhaka’s rivers, stressing that protecting the capital’s...
Cancer patients left homeless in Kolkata
Bangladeshi cancer patients and their relatives travelling to Kolkata for treatment are being forced to sleep on pavements after a fire-safety crackdown shut scores of...
‘People’s will can’t be ignored’
The political transformation triggered by the July 2024 mass uprising against the then authoritarian Hasina government and the subsequent formation of the interim administration created...
Dhaka cool on India shipping talks
India has repeatedly urged Bangladesh to hold a meeting of the two countries’ shipping secretaries, sending at least three diplomatic notes this year as Dhaka...
Bangladesh diversifies energy, economic ties
Bangladesh is seeking to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on any single supplier as the government pursues a broader strategy to strengthen economic...
Bangladesh ahead of China again in US apparel
Bangladesh retained its position as the second-largest apparel supplier to the US in January-July, despite a 6.50 per cent year-on-year decline in shipments to $4.66...
Eastern refinery set for major expansion
As Bangladesh grapples with persistent fuel and power supply pressures and remains heavily dependent on imported petroleum products, a long-delayed plan to modernise and expand...
Tarique’s India visit unlikely before UNGA
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India is unlikely to take place before the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) while the renewal of...
PM apologises for fuel, power crisis
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, apologised on Saturday to citizens and industries struggling under chronic shortages of electricity and...
Jamaat warns ‘return of fascism’
Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday spoke about his party’s position regarding the government’s stance, telling his supporters at a roadside...
