‘Tarique’s India visit is his call’
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said on Wednesday that any decision on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India was entirely up to the Bangladesh...
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Iran says alliance poses no threat to Tehran
Iran said on Wednesday it did not regard a new defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye as a threat, as Bangladesh weighs whether...
Referendum verdict
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has warned that a new political crisis could emerge in the country if the verdict delivered...
Extortion thrives on political, police links
An entrenched extortion syndicate operating around Gulistan’s footpaths is imposing a heavy financial burden on thousands of hawkers and adding to the cost of doing...
Weak oversight fuels surge in bad loans
Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector crossed Tk 6 lakh crore in June, rising by Tk 17,851 crore in three months despite various policy...
PM unveils 5-point plan to tackle gas crisis
Bangladesh’s latest energy strategy reveals a difficult balancing act: the government wants to expand gas supplies quickly enough to ease the country’s immediate energy shortages,...
Farmers hit by cost, climate shocks
Bangladesh’s farmers are facing mounting pressure from rising food and fuel prices, falling incomes and increasingly difficult production conditions, with around 10 lakh agricultural households,...
BPC warns risks over oil bid of Bashundhara
Opening Bangladesh’s refined petroleum market to private companies could weaken the country’s energy security and create significant risks for consumers and the economy, including revenue...
Jamaat presses EC on neutrality ahead
With the local government elections drawing closer, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is moving to shape the rules of the contest before a single vote is cast, demanding...
Stuck in the past won’t build the future
Local government minister and India’s top envoy to Dhaka pledged Tuesday to deepen bilateral ties, even as the Indian diplomat sought to steer the conversation...