Curtailing executive branch’s power may disrupt governance: Salahuddin
UNB : BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday warned that curtailing the control of the executive branch would disrupt the balance of power...
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Decisions must be made swiftly due to time constraints: Ali Riaz
NN Online : Professor Dr Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, has emphasised the need for prompt decision-making due to time constraints. “We...
Bangladesh renews ASEAN entry
Diplomatic Correspondent : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s aspiration to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), urging Malaysia to actively...
Lack of policy, PayPal access hampers freelance growth
Reza Mahmud : Despite enormous potential to generate foreign currency through freelancing, Bangladesh has yet to fully tap into this growing global sector, experts have...
Tariff Talks: Dhaka steps up US engagement with aviation deal
Staff Reporter : In a significant step to address its widening trade imbalance with the United States, Bangladesh has announced the purchase of 25 commercial...
5 student leaders sued for extortion in Gulshan
NN Online: Five student leaders from two organisations have been sued for allegedly demanding Tk50 lakh in extortion from the residence of a former lawmaker...
People want genuine democracy to solve nation’s problems: Fakhrul
UNB: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that the people of Bangladesh aspire for genuine democracy as it is the only...
Workers protest in Gazipur, block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway
UNB: Workers of a ceramics factory staged a protest and blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Sunday morning, demanding arrears and other...
Fakhrul challenges elite-led efforts
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday dismissed the notion that the National Consensus Commission could bring meaningful state reform...
IMF ups banking sector reform cost to $35b
Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has disclosed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nearly doubled its estimated cost for reforming Bangladesh’s...
Palestine Peace: Bangladesh joins UN talks on 2-state solution
Diplomatic Correspondent : Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will represent Bangladesh at the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of...
Prof Yunus urges unity to resist election sabotage
NN Online: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called on all pro‑democracy forces to close ranks against “defeated elements” he said are plotting to disrupt the forthcoming national...