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....
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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...
Police-led disappearance probes could weaken accountability: Experts
Police would be tasked with investigating enforced disappearance cases under the government’s proposed Enforced Disappearance (Prevention and Remedy) Bill, 2026 — even though police personnel...
Fakhrul, Oli to face off tomorrow
The High Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Bangladesh’s presidential election to proceed as scheduled on August 20, rejecting a writ petition that sought...
Hasina-era deal stalled Rohingya repatriation
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Tuesday criticised the 2017 bilateral agreement with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation, saying the then Sheikh Hasina...
Jamaat slams BNP’s first 6 months as “failure”
Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday described the BNP-led government’s performance during its first six months in office as a failure, accusing it of reneging on its electoral...
‘690 escaped inmates still at large since Aug 5’
The Department of Prisons has taken disciplinary action against 1,276 prison guards over the past two years after August 5 for various offences, including supplying...
How far BNP kept its poll promise?
The launch of BRTC’s women-only Pink Bus service marks a visible step towards fulfilling one of the BNP’s election promises, but the initiative is still...
Roads dug up in daylight, no one takes responsibility
Development projects are meant to improve people’s lives, but in Dhaka, repeated and uncoordinated road digging by utility agencies is increasingly turning development into a...