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UN Resident Shombi Sharp Praises India's Global Leadership

WEB DESK, Nov. 6 -- United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp, praised India's growing influence on the global stage, commending its pivotal role in geopolitics, development, and peac... Read More


Hasina 'butcher of Bengal'

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces accusations of responsibility for the killing of hundreds of young men a... Read More


5 soy firms ink $1.25b US import deal

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Five leading soy value chain companies from Bangladesh Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), City Group, Delta Agrofood Industries Ltd, Mahbub Group, and KGS Group have signed agreements ... Read More


BNP faces nomination chaos

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is facing a growing internal challenge as discontent brews among its leaders and activists over the party's recently announced list of parliamen... Read More


US government shutdown becomes longest in history

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The US government shutdown became the longest ever Wednesday, topping the 35-day record set during Donald Trump's first term, as his administration warned of holiday air travel chaos ... Read More


7 dead after cargo plane crashes near US airport

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- At least seven people died and several more were injured after a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, exploding ... Read More


'Bangladesh First policy to cope with global order urged'

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Upholding "Bangladesh First" policy is essential to cope with complex global order and the approach had been neglected in the past decade and a half, and after forming new government ... Read More


Developing world to prioritise people over mega-projects incited

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged the developing nations to shift away from costly mega-projects toward protecting the most vulnerable. "Development has no meaning if... Read More


Rehman Sobhan's economic theory and Sheikh Hasina's misrules and misdeeds

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- In the last week of April, a prominent national daily published an insightful political analysis by veteran economist Dr. Rehman Sobhan, titled "The Challenge of Building a New Politi... Read More


ACC cases on Joy, Putul over embezzle

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against eight individuals, including Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Saima Wazed Putul, the son and daughter of former Prime Minister She... Read More