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No significant changes in human rights situation in Bangladesh in 2023: US bureau
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bangladesh last year, according to the “2023…
Israel pounds Gaza as UN urges opening of land crossings for aid deliveries
Israeli forces have continued to bombard the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, where Israel’s military offensive is…
Biden delivers address at Morehouse College amid anger over Gaza war
Joe Biden has sought to address anger on United States university campuses over his support for Israel amid…
UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza
Nearly 800,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah since Israel launched its offensive against the southern Gaza…
Gaza protest leaves university lawn after negotiation
Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a camp outside an historic graduation hall have left the area,…
US adviser Sullivan in Israel for ceasefire talks
US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser is holding talks in Israel as part of a…
What do we know about NID forgery?
Over the years, different law enforcement agencies have arrested several ringleaders who had made and sold…
BTRC seizes almost a thousand illegal smart TV, set top boxes
A team of Enforcement and Inspection Directorate of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), with the…
2 Arsa men held in Cox’s Bazar
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two commanders of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) and…
Rohingya families torn apart by conscription
In the early hours of May 3, the lives of three Rohingya families were irreversibly altered.…
Two Bangladeshi youths abducted from Naf river
Two Bangladeshi youths have been allegedly abducted while catching crabs in the Naf river of Teknaf…
BNP seeks strategic shift in anti-govt movement
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is reviewing the ongoing anti-government movement involving various political parties. The…
Foreign Minister: US hinted at restoring GSP facilities on conditions
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said that US Assistant Secretary of State for South…
MP Anar goes missing after going to India for treatment
The whereabouts of Anwarul Azim Anar, member of parliament for the Jhenaidah-4 constituency and President of…
BNP leader Ishraque, 2 others jailed
A Dhaka court has sent three people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee…
BNP leaders suffer from mental trauma: Quader
BNP leaders are making absurd comments, as they are suffering from mental trauma, said Awami League…
Rooppur nuclear power plant: Power generation deferred
Although Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is supposed to start commercially generating electricity from next December,…
No report on Bangladeshi students sustaining severe injuries in Kyrgyzstan: Foreign minister
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said there was no report on any Bangladeshi students, who received severe…
Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers demonstrate blocking road in Mirpur
The drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaws have been demonstrating blocking roads in Mirpur-10 roundabout area protesting against…
BNP leader Ishraque sent to jail
The court has ordered BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, son of former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, to…
Israel war cabinet minister vows to quit if there is no post-war plan for Gaza
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets…
No integrated or effective measures to curb inflation
Take beef and eggs for example. The price of these two commodities is higher than in…
Women of Pride and Prejudice: The Good, the Bad and the Just Okay
Written in the late eighteenth century, Pride and Prejudice perfectly encapsulates the many relations we have…
IMF satisfaction: Respite or disquiet for Bangladesh?
The post-Covid global recession and spiralling costs of fuel import triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war, put…
Donald Lu speaks of putting bitterness aside and taking relations ahead
The United States had wanted to see free and fair elections in Bangladesh. They went as…
Israel is rogue, but Iran must demonstrate restraint
Israel and Iran have finally come out of the closet with their unquenchable thirst for might…
Women breaking the glass ceiling? Not so much in sports
We are all aware of the recent fiasco during a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match when…
Dhaka’s toxic air: An invisible killer on the loose
Imagine an invisible serial killer lurking around the corner, waiting to suck the life out of…
The making of Coke Studio Bangla’s complex subjects
I am neither a musician nor a music critic. Nor am I trained in assessing the…
Looking back at Klopp’s amazing Liverpool journey
Back in 2015 when Liverpool first announced that Jurgen Klopp would be taking on the reigns…
Message from Donald Lu’s visit: Reset, rebuild, and strengthen
The words “reset,” “rebuild”, and “strengthen” normally imply the use of mechanical tools to reconstruct something…
3 construction workers die after falling from 11th floor
Three workers died after falling from the 11th floor of an under-construction building in the capital’s…
6 teens sent to jail for attacking train passenger in Jamalpur
A Jamalpur court today sent six members of a teenage gang to jail in a case…
DMP arrests 34 for selling, consuming drugs in Dhaka
The members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug…
AL to take country towards prosperity defying conspiracies: PM
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has vowed that her party will take…
Heatwave alert issued for 48 hrs more in four divisions
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a heatwave alert for four divisions for the next…
Higher education in Canada, Australia gets tougher
Following an announcement in January that the number of student visas issued will be curtailed in the…
Not much being done to stop dengue outbreak
Despite a record-breaking outbreak last year, with more than 1,705 deaths, the authorities concerned are yet…
Failed Bangladeshi asylum seekers to be deported from UK
Failed Bangladeshi asylum seekers in the United Kingdom will be deported under a fast-track returns deal…
Dhaka’s changing nightlife
As the rain keeps coming down intermittently, the heatwave has lost its brutal bite. A couple…
Apparel exporters pay 6 times higher than official fees for essential permits, licence renewals: CPD
Bangladeshi apparel exporters have to pay up to six times higher than the official fees for…
RMG industry must tackle 3 challenges to lead in a competitive market
For the sustainable development of the readymade garment (RMG) industry in the country and to thrive…
RMG employment injury scheme expands coverage to commuting accidents
The Bangladesh government has expanded the coverage of the pilot employment injury scheme to include compensation…
Why carbon emissions could cost Bangladeshi RMG makers
At the end of 2022, the European Union and European Parliament agreed to what will become…
For the RMG industry, being sustainable is easier said than done
A business owner I know is 100 percent committed to sustainability and to doing the right…
Single month RMG export hits historic high
Bangladesh made the highest amount of garment shipment in a single month in January riding on…
RMG export in February one of the highest
Bangladesh exported garments worth $4.49 billion in February 2024, one of the highest for any single…
Bangladesh’s growing prowess in RMG makes Chinese investors upbeat
Chinese textile and garment entrepreneurs are bullish about Bangladesh as the country cements its position as…
US to look into ‘unhealthy competition’ in garment pricing
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is going to hold a hearing involving Bangladesh to…
BGMEA chief quizzed by US agency on price rise of apparel items
The president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday faced a barrage of…
700 TEUs of containers miss shipment at Ctg port
Around 700 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of export containers missed scheduled shipment through Chattogram port on…
Reserves fall below $19 billion, first time in 11 months
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell below the $19 billion-mark for the first time in 11 months.…
LafargeHolcim’s profit drops for first time since 2022’s Q1
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh’s quarterly turnover and profits dropped for the first time since the January-March quarter of…
BD-Turkey can be trade gateways between Europe, South & SE Asia
Bangladesh and Turkey can serve as the gateway of trade and business between Europe and South…
BATB’s profit drops as for high inflation deters smokers
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) saw a drop in its profits and sales in the January-March…
Steel prices set to rise in Bangladesh: analysts
Globally steel raw material prices are stable now, but Bangladesh will have to spend higher for…
Finance minister infected with Covid-19
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali joined today’s cabinet committee meeting on public purchase virtually as…
Govt sets $110 billion export earnings for FY27
The government has set a target to export goods and services worth $110 billion in the…