Dhaka: The council of advisers of the Interim Government today gave final approval of the “July Mass Uprising Martyrs’ Families and Injured Students-Citizens Welfare and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 2025”. The approval was given following vetting of the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division in the 29th meeting of the Advisory Council, with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus presiding […]
Read MoreTarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of BNP, has called on everyone to remain vigilant so that no one can conspire to monopolise the right to vote. He made the remark today (10 May) while virtually joining a party event organised to exchange greetings with Buddhist community members on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. Tarique said, […]
Read MoreAllegations have surfaced that Media Care Limited, owned by Sheikh Sohel, the cousin of autocrat Sheikh Hasina, is evading crores in VAT and smuggling money to India through hundi from the distribution of foreign pay channels. Similar allegations have been made against One Alliance Limited, operated by ABM Saiful Hossain Sohel, president of the cable […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s army chief on Tuesday blamed infighting for deteriorating law and order, warning that the gains of the student-led revolution that toppled the government last August were at risk. Bangladesh has been struggling to stem a surge in violent crime, with the security forces arresting thousands this month targeting gangs allegedly connected to the party […]
Read MoreWelcoming the High Commissioner, who is serving in her first ambassadorial role in Bangladesh, Yunus expressed hope that her tenure would further strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the Maldivian government to consider regularising undocumented Bangladeshi expatriates and to recruit more workers from Bangladesh. He made the […]
Read MorePakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct government-to-government trade for the first time since the 1971 war of liberation. Express News reported on Saturday (February 22) that the first consignment of government-approved goods has now set sail from Pakistan’s Port Qasim. This is being seen as a historic step for the trade relations between the two […]
Read MoreThis was announced during a courtesy meeting between Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari and Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at the Secretariat today (23 February). Bangladesh is set to receive 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal via India for five months, starting from June to November 2025, under a tripartite agreement signed between Bangladesh, […]
Read MoreBangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest rice producers. However, the country still needs to import rice at certain times to balance supply and demand. In 2023, Bangladesh imported nearly two million tonnes of rice from countries including India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Bangladesh has signed a contract to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice […]
Read MoreA World Bank report published in October 2024, titled Bangladesh Development Update, revealed a sharp rise in joblessness among tertiary-educated youth — 27.8% of the unemployed in 2022, up from just 9.7% in 2013. Bangladesh’s private sector, which employs 95% of the workforce compared to the government’s 5%, faces a deepening crisis as credit growth […]
Read MoreThe finance ministry has clarified the reason behind delay in International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) disbursement of the fourth tranche – amounting to $645 million – of its $4.7 billion loan to Bangladesh. The ministry issued a statement today (18 February) after news was published in media outlets on the deferred release. “The installments are disbursed […]
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