Jamaat ‘not a party of angels’
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman said on Friday that his party was “not a party of angels,” acknowledging that its leaders...
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Energy bottlenecks are strangling industrial growth
BANGLADESH’S aspiration to become a competitive manufacturing hub rests on a simple but indispensable foundation: reliable energy. Yet the persistent delay in providing industrial gas...
Canada inaugurates new bridge to US amid tariff tensions with Trump
Canada is set to mark the opening of a major new bridge linking the country with the United States, even as trade tensions with President...
BGB foils BSF bid to push-in eight
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday said it had thwarted an alleged attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to push eight people into Bangladesh...
Can dual strategy contain dengue?
Bangladesh is facing renewed dengue concerns this monsoon as Dhaka’s two city corporations adopt contrasting mosquito-control strategies to curb the spread of Aedes mosquitoes. While...
‘I am proud of India’s young generation,’ Twinkle Khanna
Bollywood actress Twinkle Khanna has expressed her support for the ongoing student movement in Delhi. She took to social media to express her solidarity with...
From Mostaq to Shahabuddin
President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation on Friday has added his name to a short list of Bangladeshi heads of state who have left office before completing...
Bangladesh vows closer ASEAN collaboration
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other signatories to the Treaty of Amity and...
11 killed in Ukraine as trade attacks
At least 11 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, while Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Kirov region killed six others, officials on both...
Anjan Dutt backs Delhi student protests, salutes protesters
National Award-winning filmmaker Anjan Dutt has expressed support for students protesting in Delhi over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, saying their demand for justice in...
‘Stop assaulting our students’
Dharmendra Pradhan is a “criminal education minister”, a symbol of the collapse of India’s education system and must be removed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded...
UN rights chief Volker Turk faces opposition to new term
United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an ?outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries...