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High on ambition, saved by low expectations

Bangladesh, June 12 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday placed the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal with a call for national unity, inclusive development, and continued reform-dr... Read More


Bangladesh must prepare economy for post-LDC challenges: Germany

Bangladesh, June 12 -- SSeeking joint efforts to intensify and diversify bilateral economic relations, the Director General for Asia and the Pacific at the German Federal Foreign Office, Frank Hartman... Read More


'Elections are not the end of a democratic process': Stefan Liller

Bangladesh, June 12 -- Noting that Bangladesh is at a very important moment, UNDP's outgoing Resident Representative in Bangladesh Stefan Liller has said utimately, the interests of the Bangladeshi pe... Read More


Beating the heat: Zoo animals seek relief in waterbodies as heatwave grips Dhaka

Bangladesh, June 12 -- As a severe heatwave continues to sweep across the capital, besides people animals at the zoo are struggling to cope with the soaring temperatures. With scorching sunshine and ... Read More


The Intelligence That AI Is Missing

Bangladesh, June 5 -- ill AI provide everyone with a personal assistant? Maybe, but first, AI would have to change how it thinks. To see why, consider a concrete example. Suppose it is Saturday morni... Read More


Bishwajit Goswami's work travels to Brooklyn, New York's Conductor Art Fair

Bangladesh, June 5 -- angladeshi artist and educator Bishwajit Goswami has been featured at the inaugural edition of Conductor Art Fair, held at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, New York, marking another ... Read More


Indirect 'tax traps' in budget risk widening economic inequality, warn economists

Bangladesh, May 22 -- At a time when the national economy is reeling under the combined pressures of high inflation, stagnant employment, investment crunches, and massive revenue deficits, the upcomin... Read More


UNGA Presidency: Attention now focused on June 2 election - Bangladesh or Cyprus?

Bangladesh, May 22 -- Questions continue to surround what Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman's role would look like if he is elected President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assemb... Read More


When the moral compass is lost

Bangladesh, May 22 -- The brutal and depraved cases of rape and murder of four young children has demoralised well-meaning citizens of the country, who are left ruing a sharp decline in moral standard... Read More


Bangladesh eyes deeper engagement from US investors in key areas

Bangladesh, May 22 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Bangladesh is looking forward to deeper engagement from American investors and institutions including the US I... Read More