Gas crisis forces factories to shut
Bangladesh’s worsening gas crisis is severely disrupting industrial production across major manufacturing hubs, forcing factories to suspend operations, cut output and rely on expensive alternative...
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UGC’s GPA Rules Are Driving Away the Talent Bangladesh Needs
Bangladesh frequently speaks of reversing brain drain and encouraging internationally educated citizens to return home. Yet the University Grants Commission’s rigid faculty-qualification requirements can have...
TIB flags irregularities in WASA’s Gulshan land plan
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for the immediate cancellation of a plan to construct residential buildings on 114 kathas of Dhaka WASA land in...
Natore DC, 2 UNOs removed days later
The withdrawal of Natore Deputy Commissioner Asma Shaheen and two Upazila Nirbahi Officers shortly after complaints were filed against BNP leaders and activists over alleged...
Rizvi new BNP’s acting secy general
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been appointed acting secretary general of the party with immediate effect. The BNP announced...
‘Rohingya crisis putting pressure on economy’
Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the Rohingya crisis is placing significant pressure on the country’s environment and economy, while also contributing to security...
In tears, Fakhrul bids farewell to BNP
Bangladesh goes to the polls today to elect its 23rd new president, but the outcome is all but decided before a single vote is cast....
Kolkata hotel fire kills five Bangladeshis
At least five Bangladeshis were among nine people killed in a devastating hotel fire in central Kolkata, exposing fresh concerns over the safety standards and...
Solar farming to boost clean energy
Bangladesh has taken a step towards expanding renewable energy without putting additional pressure on scarce agricultural land, launching its first scientifically designed, grid-connected agrivoltaics pilot...
Dhaka turns to Qatar to ease energy crisis
Bangladesh has turned to Qatar for stronger energy cooperation as a worsening gas shortage, declining domestic production and uncertainty over LNG supplies threaten power generation,...
India sticks to bilateral framework
India has called for water-related issues with Bangladesh to be handled through existing bilateral mechanisms, including the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), as Dhaka looks beyond...