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Bangladesh is turning to increasingly costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to ease its worsening energy crisis, with the government approving a cargo at nearly...

Six people died of dengue and 1,561 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday, taking the total...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged citizens to keep their homes and surroundings clean to combat dengue, calling for a collective three-month effort to...

Fresh questions are being raised over security and management at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), with a series of incidents and reported political activities...

Parliament on Thursday passed two bills providing for the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the formation of a new Special Response Battalion...

The worsening power crisis has taken a politically sensitive turn following a fire at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) that damaged its internal server,...

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who is set to lead the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, met UN Secretary-General António Guterres in...

Repeated protests, road blockades and confrontations over fertiliser in northern Bangladesh are exposing growing frustration among farmers struggling to secure supplies during the peak Aman...

Bangladesh’s per capita government debt stood at Tk1,29,239 as of March 31, 2026, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on Sunday, as he...

Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday spoke about his party’s position regarding the government’s stance, telling his supporters at a roadside...

Bangladesh must rapidly reshape its agriculture sector, which generates nearly 38 per cent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions, or risk compounding the vulnerability...

Bangladesh’s fuel import bill could increase by as much as US$2.8 billion, or around Tk 35,000 crore, in 2026 compared with 2025 if international oil,...