Bangladesh signs 15-year deal with DP World
Bangladesh signed a 15-year concession agreement with UAE-based port operator DP World to modernise and operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram Port....
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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...
ECNEC okays 12 projects worth Tk16,207cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 12 development projects involving Tk16,207.55 crore, including a 442MW peak solar power plant at...
‘Hasina’s extradition a legal matter’
India has once again declined to give a clear answer on Bangladesh’s demand for the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing it as...
BPDB Must Own Bangladesh’s Base Load Power Demand
When you don’t own one, renting a home is perfectly sensible when you need a place quickly and lack the capital to making an outright...
Prices rise faster than wages
Inflation edged up to 8.34 percent in September, while wage growth slowed across all major sectors, widening the gap between household incomes and the cost...
Biman signs deal with Airbus for 10 new aircraft
Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed an agreement with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Wednesday to acquire 10 new aircraft as part of a major fleet expansion...
FinMin takes ‘Wait and See’ approach
Bangladesh’s economic outlook has deteriorated sharply, with the World Bank projecting GDP growth of just 3.4 per cent in FY27 – the weakest forecast among...
July uprising to get constitutional recognition Home Minister
Families of July uprising martyrs and injured “July warriors” have demanded constitutional recognition of the July mass uprising, with some calling for it to be...
Bangladesh falls behind in innovation
Bangladesh has ranked 105th out of 139 economies in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), placing it at the bottom among the six South Asian...