US slaps 10pc tariff on Bangladesh
The United States has imposed a 10 per cent tariff on imports from Bangladesh under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, a...
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Jamaat ‘not a party of angels’
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman said on Friday that his party was “not a party of angels,” acknowledging that its leaders...
Can dual strategy contain dengue?
Bangladesh is facing renewed dengue concerns this monsoon as Dhaka’s two city corporations adopt contrasting mosquito-control strategies to curb the spread of Aedes mosquitoes. While...
Bangladesh vows closer ASEAN collaboration
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other signatories to the Treaty of Amity and...
‘Stop assaulting our students’
Dharmendra Pradhan is a “criminal education minister”, a symbol of the collapse of India’s education system and must be removed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded...
Parties React Autocracy’s shadow lifts
Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation as president on Friday drew swift and sharp reactions from political parties, with some welcoming his exit as overdue and others going...
Shahabuddin quits
President Mohammed Shahabuddin, widely known by his nickname “Chuppu”, resigned from office on Friday, ending days of intense political speculation over his future. National Parliament...
President likely to resign in coming weeks
President Mohammed Shahabuddin is expected to resign in the coming weeks, citing health reasons, according to sources familiar with the development, amid months of tension...
Tear gas, baton charges escalate in India
Fresh clashes erupted between police and protesters at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar as authorities used tear gas and baton charges to disperse demonstrators demanding action...
UN demands probe into killing of Malian soldiers
The United Nations on Thursday demanded an investigation into the killing of at least 50 Malian soldiers in an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadists....
18.1m at risk in Bangladesh, WFP warns
At least to 18.1 million people in Bangladesh could face acute food insecurity if a potential fertiliser crisis triggered by rising urea prices and supply...