MALIHA TASNIM | 2026-02-18 00:00:00
If your feed feels a little more pink-hued and selfies are suddenly featuring flower crowns again, you have not traveled back in time. You have just hit the 2026 Reset. A decade after 2016, which shaped the internet with bottle...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2026-02-18 00:00:00
For the people of Bangladesh the destination is the same now, as it was in 1947 and in 1971 e.g. freedom, democracy, inclusionary development and social harmony. The experience under Pakistan was one of disillusionment over the achievement of hopes...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) earned about one-fourth of its average daily revenue by keeping metro services operational on the 13th national election day.According to data, DMTCL received over 100,000 riders on February 12 against an average of over...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank has purchased more than US$5.0 billion from commercial banks over the past seven months in a sustained effort to keep the dollar-taka exchange rate stable and support exporters and remitters.The latest intervention came as inward remittance inflows strengthened...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 16: The long-delayed China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ), first announced in 2016, is finally moving forward in Anwara upazila of the port city as Bangladesh and China seek to deepen economic ties amid shifting global trade patterns.Authorities...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
BNP chairman, Tarique Rahman paid a visit to Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's Bashundhara residence last Sunday (February 15) evening. Terming it 'a historic moment in national politics', the Jamaat leader, Shafiqur Rahman, reaffirmed his party's commitment, along...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-02-16 12:00:00
Undeniably, the July uprising has radically changed the public's view on what future governments should be like. The Dr Yunus-led interim administration's role has been more than just arranging the 13th parliamentary election. In fact, its job has been to...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-02-16 00:00:00
An expert body has recommended radical restructuring of anomalous trade taxes for building a dynamic and trade-oriented economy capable of generating jobs and inclusive growth.As of the last financial year, finished consumer goods enjoyed about 2.4 times higher tariff protection...
BABUL BARMAN | 2026-02-16 00:00:00
Meghna Pet Industries' existence has long been reduced to a name on paper. It has been out of business for more than 23 years, has failed to declare dividends for years, and has not held annual general meetings for more...
Neil Ray | 2026-02-16 00:00:00
When out of 85 women contestants only seven are elected in the just concluded parliamentary polls, the message it gives is not at all savoury. Of the seven, six are from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the rest one...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2026-02-15 00:00:00
The Dhaka bourse witnessed a 3.77 per cent leap in its broad index to 5,426 points on August 3, 2024, as investor enthusiasm ran high over anticipated market reforms following the ouster of the previous regime.That marked the biggest single-day...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-02-15 00:00:00
The dust has finally settled on the 13th parliamentary elections, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) securing a landslide two-thirds majority in a 300-seat parliament. The election not only restored democracy but also paved the way for the formation of...
Asjadul Kibria | 2026-02-15 00:00:00
Though the services sector has become a leading source of growth and employment in the least developed countries (LDCs), it has yet to provide adequate, productive, and formal jobs. Instead, service-centric jobs in these countries are clustered in low-productivity and...
Ranjan Solomon | 2026-02-15 00:00:00
The long awaited national election, held 17 years after the last genuinely contested vote, has brought with it a wave of public expectation. For many residents of Dhaka, some of those expectations are surprisingly simple, though no less reasonable for...
Nilratan Halder | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Of the birds that live close to human habitation, crow is one. Although unlike sparrows which fabricate their nests in strategic corner of a house, the clever crows build their nests not exactly within a residence but at more strategic...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Local refiners have sought an upward adjustment of edible oil prices amid forecast of decline in prices of the item in the international market, sources said.In a letter sent to Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners' and...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
The Thirteenth Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Election has been held alongside a referendum on the question of reforming the governance framework. The election was held in a festive atmosphere across the country with spontaneous participation of people irrespective of their age,...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2026-02-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 12: The 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election in Chattogram was held peacefully, with no significant disturbances in 16 constituencies on Thursday.The law and order situation remained normal, and residents of the port city exercised their franchise with discipline....
Asjadul Kibria | 2026-02-13 00:00:00
"Welcome to Riyadh!" said the young immigration officer after stamping my passport with a smile. Before stamping, he wanted to know about my profession. Learning that I am a journalist and writer, he also wished to see if I am...
Nilratan Halder | 2026-02-13 00:00:00
That Bangladesh is world's 13th most corrupt country among the 182 states assessed by the Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) is disgraceful. Only more so because the improved ranking from 2006 to 2017 could not be maintained! The highest ever score...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-02-12 00:00:00
For the first time, the Bangladesh Election Commission allowed expatriates to vote in the Jatiya Sangsad election. Many cast their votes through an IT-supported postal system, but turnout remained low due to a complicated process and limited promotion.As of 6:00...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-02-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh's reciprocal trade-tariff deal with the United States is bound with strings that bar it from signing any free-trade deal or preferential economic deal with "non-market" countries, including China and Russia, without US consent. The US has officially listed 12...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2026-02-12 00:00:00
The Thirteenth Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Election is being held in Bangladesh today amid much expectation and apprehension. The political contenders have concluded their weeks-long campaign and are now eagerly waiting for the outcome of their labour. Some opinion surveys have...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-02-12 00:00:00
As Bangladesh goes to the polls today, a whiff of fresh air dispels the gloom. Lingering speculation and conspiracy theories over the fate of the election are finally giving way to cautious optimism. Hope surges for the revival of democracy....
Doulot Akter Mala | 2026-02-12 00:00:00
In Bangladesh's much-anticipated February 12 national elections, one contradiction stands out: the striking exclusion of women from the electoral contest in the democratic transition following the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. Women played a visible and critical...
Selim Raihan | 2026-02-12 00:00:00
This article outlines a proactive policy agenda that goes beyond crisis control to promote purposeful growth. It emphasises the need for a more balanced macroeconomic strategy that controls inflation without choking investment, alongside realistic exchange rate management and stronger market...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-02-11 00:00:00
The tax authority has begun investigating discrepancies between reported income and declared assets of candidates of the 13th parliamentary election.Bank accounts of two candidates have already been frozen, while the tax intelligence team has reopened the past income tax records...
Syed Abul Basher | 2026-02-11 00:00:00
A new OECD report gives us a useful opportunity to look more closely at the extent of skilled-worker migration from Bangladesh to advanced economies. The report, International Migration Outlook 2025, compiles comparable data on international migration across Organization of Economic...
Selim Raihan | 2026-02-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s economy is showing signs of stabilisation. Foreign exchange reserves have improved, import compression has eased immediate pressure, and the worst phase of panic in foreign exchange markets appears to have passed. Yet that surface calm hides a more uncomfortable...
TUHIN SAIFUL ISLAM | 2026-02-11 00:00:00
Long before fast food and sizzling curry became a social media obsession, the Bengal Delta had already lived through thousands of years of quiet, complex food history. In Bengal, that history was not shaped in the courtrooms of the royals,...
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