Simon Mohsin | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
On a cold December night way back in 1993, moviegoers in New York and London shuffled out of theaters in silence. Many were in tears, clutching tissues, as the credits of Schindler’s List rolled against the haunting notes of a...
Mustafa K Mujeri | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
The widely accepted view is that the local government system brings the government’s decision making closer to the people. A strong local government can ensure good governance through transparency, accountability, effective participation and equal opportunities for all. Most importantly, the...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
It is a sticky morning in Dhaka when a young entrepreneur goes to a government office, hoping to extend her trade licence. She employs twenty people, making local garments for export, and can double production effortlessly if it were easier....
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
In 1972, nearly 80 per cent of the country's population was living below the poverty line. Today, however, the country has made significant progress in all areas - social, economic, education, health and culture - as reflected in its fulfillment...
Sameera Mahmud | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh is currently experiencing a wave of crucial financial sector reforms, moving its banking system closer to global standards. The central bank, the Bangladesh Bank (BB), is spearheading a massive overhaul focussing on fixing bad loans, professionalising management, and preparing...
Rizwanul Islam | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
President Trump's trade war has upended the process of globalisation in a manner that has raised the question of whether it has any future. The backdrop to this is widespread discontent about its outcome that has spread from the developing...
Syed Abul Basher and Salim Rashid | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
Standard economic theory suggests that for developing countries far away from the fast-expanding technological frontiers, "catch-up growth" is the only viable option to secure long-run growth. According to this view, no matter how poor a country is, if it adopts...
M.G. Quibria and Barkat-e-Khuda | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
International migration from poorer to wealthier nations has long been a defining feature of the global economy. It is driven by the pursuit of higher incomes, better living standards, improved healthcare, and expanded educational opportunities. Like many countries in South...
Selim Jahan | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
The notion of democracy is traditionally interpreted and analysed in the political domain, in terms of democratic spaces, voice and autonomy of the people, political parties, people's participation, free and fair elections, existence of civil society, etc. Thus, the idea...
M A Taslim | 2025-11-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for loans valued at US$4.7 billion under different programmes on January 30, 2023. These loans were to be given out in several tranches over 42 months. The total loan amount...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-09 12:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Nov 08: Unplanned excavation of fish ponds in fertile farmlands has emerged as a major threat to agriculture in Rajshahi region, as continuous rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has left vast areas under...
The committee of Ward No. 33 unit of BNP in Mohammadpur, under Dhaka North City Corporation, has been suspended, reports BSS.The Dhaka North City unit of the party took the decision, stating that the committee will remain suspended until further...
Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested three leaders and activists of the banned Awami League (AL), and its affiliates in separate drives across the capital in the last 24 hours, reports BSS.They were detained on charges of bringing out...
BNP has stood by a newborn girl, abandoned at the pediatric ward of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital by an unidentified couple in their 50s with a note describing them as ‘victim of circumstance’, reports BSS.A BNP statement said on Saturday...
Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman has urged Bangladesh's political parties to make a clear and firm public commitment to enacting a strong and effective anti-discrimination act, saying such a commitment should be a prerequisite to gaining public confidence and votes,...
Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Refaat Ahmed has said no reformer can be truly wise without a deep understanding of history, and no judge can properly interpret law without appreciating the roots of his civilisation, reports BSS. He said this while...
Moving into the election mode, the Election Commission is set to begin a series of dialogues with registered political parties this week to lay the groundwork for the upcoming national election scheduled for February, reports UNB.However, due to time constraints...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed on Saturday its willingness to sit with BNP for discussion on referendum issue.Assistant secretary general of Jamaat AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad revealed it at a dialogue held at a city hotel on Saturday.Jamaat-e-Islami wants referendum to...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has cautioned that the recent actions of certain political parties, which once marched alongside the anti-fascist movement, may now be creating a situation that undermines the rights and opportunities of people, reports UNB.Virtually addressing the...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Light fog may occur at places over north and northeastern parts of the...
With artificial intelligence transforming medical science worldwide, the Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) has sought Japan's cooperation to strengthen diagnostic accuracy through AI-driven tools, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at the sixth international conference of the Bangladesh Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition on...
A 20-year-old housewife reportedly committed suicide following a family dispute in the capital's Banani area on Friday night, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Monalisa Munni, daughter of Harunur Rashid from Char Kasia village under Raipur upazila in Lakshmipur.She had...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 187 at 9:03 am on Saturday morning, reports UNB.Dhaka's air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality and pollution...
Law enforcement agencies are investigating the crude bomb blasts in front of St. Mary's Cathedral Church in the capital's Kakrail area, said DMP's DC (Media) Talebur Rahman on Saturday, reports UNB.Police are reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas to trace...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 08 (UNB): Pakistan Navy ship 'PNS Saif' (FFG-253) arrived at Chattogram Port on Saturday on a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh, as both countries seem to rebuild ties after decades of cold relations.Chief Staff Officer of Commander Chattogram...
Six months after the fatal stabbing of Dhaka University (DU) student SM Shahriar Alam Shammo, investigators have found drug peddlers responsible for the killing, reports bdnews24.com.In its chargesheet over the incident, police said Shammo, a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Several primary schoolteachers were injured on Saturday as police charged batons, used water cannons and fired sound grenades to disperse them during a demonstration in the capital's Shahbagh area.The incident happened around 3:50pm (Saturday) near Shahbagh when the teachers tried...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Development partners of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project have urged the government to complete the long-delayed 20.5-kilometre dedicated bus corridor, highlighting its wider benefits for urban mobility and its strong economic potential. They argue that with over US$250 million...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion on Saturday warned that the proposed telecom licensing policy could undermine domestic entrepreneurs, restore foreign dominance, and sharply raise internet prices. They urged the government to review the draft guidelines, currently being prepared by the Bangladesh...
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 8 (AFP): Despite some progress in delivering food to Gazans, the territory, ravaged by war and wracked by hunger, remains in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, a UN spokesperson said Friday.The United Nations and its...
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