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Bangladesh decries Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh has strongly condemned recent Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including airports, as the kingdom reported three deaths in strikes on its...
Extortion wave tests BNP’s ‘zero tolerance’ pledge
Eight months after taking office in February, the ruling BNP government is struggling to rein in a wave of extortion, land grabbing and violent attacks...
Limited facilities fuel mental-health crisis
Bangladesh continues to face a severe shortage of mental-health professionals and treatment facilities, leaving the vast majority of people with mental-health conditions without adequate professional...
Prof Golam Rasul among world’s top 2pc scientists
Professor Golam Rasul of IUBAT has been ranked 10th among Bangladeshi researchers and 16,733rd worldwide in the 2026 Stanford–Elsevier database of the world’s top 2...
Govt undertakes Tk 25,000cr integrated project
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan has announced plans for an integrated project worth approximately Tk 25,000 crore to provide...
Modi-Trivedi meet as Dhaka, Delhi revive talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a “very good” and lengthy meeting with India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi amid renewed talks over Bangladesh...
PM seeks DP World investment in free trade zones
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday urged global logistics giant DP World to invest in Bangladesh in various sectors, particularly in free trade zones and...
Public trust in police exists, but challenges grow
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday claimed that the public has trust in the police, but said that establishing even greater public confidence remains the...
‘Dhaka seeks restoration of 1977 guarantee’
Dhaka is hopeful of concluding a new Ganges water-sharing agreement with India before the expiry of the existing treaty on 12 December, with the reinstatement...