Protecting the Future: Confronting Bangladesh’s Child Exploitation Crisis
The period from the first quarter of 2025 to date in 2026 has cast a long, dark shadow over the state of child protection in...
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Northern Districts: Tanker workers’ strike disrupts fuel supply
A growing fuel crisis in northern Bangladesh has intensified following an indefinite shutdown of petrol stations across eight districts, in protest against the imprisonment and...
GARMENTICK launches AI platform for garment sector
GARMENTICK, an AI-powered software platform, has been introduced to support digital transformation in Bangladesh’s garment sector. The California-USA based platform is designed to help factories...
Opposition leader seeks discussion on July Charter
A heated procedural debate took place in the Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday (29 March) after Opposition Leader Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman attempted to raise a...
S&P warns of heightened energy risk for Bangladesh
Bangladesh is facing intensifying energy related risks with limited policy flexibility, as global supply disruptions and geopolitical tensions constrain its ability to manage shocks, according...
‘Dev used for corruption’
Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday told Parliament that widespread corruption had taken place in the name of...
Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead
Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours, authorities said...
First LPG tanker reaches BD via Strait of Hormuz
For the first time since the outbreak of conflict involving Iran, an LPG tanker has reached Bangladesh after crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel,...
Kim oversees test of high-thrust engine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a ground test of an upgraded solid-fuel rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, in the latest sign...
Hope turns to tragedy: At least 18 Bangladeshis die in Mediterranean
Jhinuk Mia still clutches her phone, replaying the last moments she heard her younger brother Naeem’s voice. He had left their village in Jagannathpur with...
Energy crisis hits Ireland’s economy
Ireland’s government this week moved to support people who are starting to feel the economic hit from the Iran war. Taxes on petrol and diesel...
‘Anti-Trump’ protests take place nationwide
Demonstrators decrying US president Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation efforts, war in Iran and other policies took to city streets across the country on Saturday in...