NCP convoy attacked in Sylhet
The convoy of National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders came under two separate stone-pelting attacks in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Thursday, damaging the windows of...
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BD, US focus on trade, regional coop
Bangladesh and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations, with discussions during US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia...
US deports 23 Bangladeshis
At least 23 Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from the United States on Thursday after being found in violation of US immigration laws. They arrived at...
FY26 ADP spending hits record low to 67.52pc
The implementation rate of Annual Development Programme (ADP) against the annual allocation stood at 67.5 percent in the just-concluded financial year of 2025-26 marking the lowest...
Supply shortages behind high food prices: CPD
Supply shortages, trader collusion and hoarding are among the major factors driving high food prices in Bangladesh, according to a study by the Centre for...
‘Closed factories to reopen by year-end’
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the process of reopening long-closed state-owned factories by the end of 2026 through...
‘Mutual understanding can resolve Teesta issues’
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said the Teesta and Ganges water-sharing issues can be resolved through dialogue and mutual understanding. “There is...
Dhaka families turn to electric cooking
A technical fault at the Maheshkhali floating LNG terminal has cut gas supply by around 450 million cubic feet per day, leaving large parts of...
Probe power shifted from NHRC to cop
The BNP government has retained the death penalty for the crime of enforced disappearance. The Ministry of Home Affairs has prepared a draft law on...
‘Myanmar to take back 3 lakh Rohingyas from Bangladesh’
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday said Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Malaysia following diplomatic...