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Political crisis, policy paralysis deterring foreign investment in Bangladesh: Selim Raihan

Dhaka, June 1 -- Economist Selim Raihan says Bangladesh is mired in deep stagnation across both foreign and domestic investment, and argues that expectations of attracting foreign capital amid ongoing... Read More


Advisor Fouzul acknowledges 'defects' in public service ordinance amid protests

Dhaka, June 1 -- Fouzul Kabir Khan, advisor to the interim government, has admitted that the newly enacted ordinance amending the Public Service Act contains "inherent defects" amid ongoing protests a... Read More


Secretariat staff set to submit memo to advisors as protests over ordinance continue

Dhaka, June 1 -- Government employees have once again staged a demonstration in the Secretariat demanding the repeal of the recently issued ordinance amending the Public Service Act. Around 11am on S... Read More


July Uprising: 5 formal crimes against humanity charges filed against Hasina at ICT

Dhaka, June 1 -- Five charges of crimes against humanity have been filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the International Crimes Tribunal over attempts to suppress the 2024 July Upris... Read More


Record rainfall waterlogs Sylhet as Surma, Kushiyara rise above danger mark

Dhaka, June 1 -- The Surma and Kushiyara rivers in Sylhet have swelled above the danger level amid a spell of heavy rains and upstream runoff. The continuous showers have also led to waterlogging in s... Read More


Hours of downpour leave Chattogram neighbourhoods waterlogged

Dhaka, May 31 -- Several key roads in Chattogram have been inundated after a spell of moderate to heavy rainfall, bringing traffic to a crawl and forcing pedestrians to wade through knee-deep water. ... Read More


Two dead as microbus ploughs into autorickshaw in Chattogram's Anwara

Dhaka, May 31 -- A collision between a microbus and a CNG-run autorickshaw has left two people dead in Chattogram's Anwara. Two others were injured in the accident that occurred on the Anwara-PAB roa... Read More


Land depression weakens further, warning signal lowered in ports

Dhaka, May 31 -- The well-marked low-pressure system that brought continuous rain across Dhaka and the rest of Bangladesh has now weakened significantly. As a result, the Bangladesh Meteorological De... Read More


CPB president threatens long march if Chattogram Port-corridor plan unchanged

Dhaka, May 31 -- Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Mohammad Shah Alam has threatened to launch a long march after Eid-ul-Azha if the government does not reverse its decision to involve for... Read More


Why secrecy over humanitarian corridor into Rakhine, Khosru asks government

Dhaka, May 31 -- Underscoring that the interim government's stance on the Rakhine corridor is "unclear", BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has asked authorities why they are m... Read More