Growth slips across key sectors
Bangladesh’s economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter (January-March) of FY2025-26, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 2.22 per cent, down from 4.53...
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Staff, equipment shortage cripple Shibganj health complex
Patients at the 50-bed Shibganj Upazila Health Complex in Chapainawabganj are facing mounting hardship due to shortages of doctors, medical equipment, medicines and ambulances, while...
Burnham becomes UK PM
Andy Burnham formally assumed office as the United Kingdom’s prime minister on Monday after being invited by King Charles III to form a government, pledging...
US$2b fuel bill spurs solar drive
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help expand Bangladesh’s rooftop solar net metering system, saying the...
Iran in ‘full-scale war’ with US
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said his country was in a “full-scale war” with the United States and that Tehran should accept the repercussions...
All Quiet on the Western Front
The FIFA World Cup 2026 was concluded at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States of America (USA) on Sunday last. After the final match...
ACC raids Ziaul Ahsan’s home
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday searched the Jalshiri Housing Project residence of former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Director General and dismissed Major General...
Crisis now shifts to public health
Thousands of flood-affected families across Chattogram division are grappling with an acute shortage of safe drinking water and damaged sanitation facilities, raising fears of a...
SAARC, BIMSTEC not rivals
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday said Bangladesh views the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Bay of...
Rain warning raises alarm in capital
Following the recent devastating flood, the weather office has once again warned another spell of flood and chances of waterlogging in the capital as there...