Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that politics of Awami League was just for the welfare of people, but BNP-Jamaat’s politics was to burn people. ‘Their (BNP-Jamaat’s) politics is to burn people. Do the people want them? Tell me. No, people don’t want them,’ she said while addressing an election […]
The issue of economic sanctions by Western countries, especially the United States, is being discussed vigorously around the national elections of Bangladesh. The largest single market for Bangladesh’s exports is the United States. In 2021-22 Bangladesh’s total export aggregated 5 thousand 208 million dollars, of which 1 thousand 42 million dollars has been bought by […]
At least 15 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease. Of the 15 deaths, 11 were reported in the capital. At least 1,876 dengue patients were hospitalised in the 24-hour period, according to data from the Directorate General of […]
A meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi was held at his official residence in New Delhi today. “Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening. Our talks covered areas like connectivity, commercial linkage and more,” Narendra Modi […]
Bangladesh authorities sacked a senior prosecutor after he condemned court cases against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus as ‘judicial harassment’, officials said on Friday — prompting him to reportedly seek asylum at the US embassy with his family. Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty but has fallen out with Prime Minister […]
Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in ‘unhealthy’ zone on Sunday morning. With an air quality index score of 158 at 9:15am, Dhaka ranked 9th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. India’s Delhi, Thailand’s Chiang Mai, and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores […]
Dozens injured The sit-in protest programme of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday came under attack from the ruling Awami League and police across the country while several dozens of BNP people were injured and many arrested. The sit-ins were held between 2:00pm an 4:00pm, simultaneously in 128 thanas of 13 cities, including […]
Farmer indebtedness rises further Farmers and farming are under pressure due to soaring cultivation and living costs amid a fear of heavy rains and floods that usually occur in summer and damage crops. Many cultivators, burdened with high-interest loans due to years of low prices and disastrous weather events, fell into further indebtedness for taking […]
According to a primary estimate of Dokan Malik Samity president The devastating fire at the Bangabazar Shopping Complex may have burnt more than Tk 1,000 crore worth of investment into ashes, said the president of the Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity, the apex trade body of shop owners. “The situation here is worse. All the stores […]
The High Court on Monday asked the government to submit a report to the court on Tuesday mentioning the names and ranks of Rapid Action Battalion personnel, who detained and interrogated a female government employee of union-level land office in Naogaon on March 22. Female office assistant of Chandipur union parishad land office in Nagaon […]
