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Power Changed Hands, But Democratic Transformation Remains Elusive

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- The July 2024 mass uprising marked one of the most significant turning points in Bangladesh's political history. What began as a peaceful student movement demanding reform of th... Read More


Two Years After Hasina: South Asia's Students Are Still Rising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- On 5 August, Bangladesh marks the second anniversary of the student-led uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government-one of the most consequential turning points in its rec... Read More


India says Tarique invited as BIMSTEC chair

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- India on Tuesday confirmed that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been invited to attend the outreach session of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in his capacity as the current... Read More


Campus clashes rock Dhaka

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir were involved in a series of clashes at several educational institutions across Dhaka on Tue... Read More


256,074 imams, muezzins, khadims will receive monthly honorariums: Ismail Zabiullah

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister's Adviser on Public Administration (holding the rank of Minister) Md. Ismail Zabiullah stated that the BNP government will provide honorarium allowances to a total... Read More


CEPA marks trade milestone with South Korea

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh and South Korea on Tuesday concluded negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), paving the way for preferential market access for thousands... Read More


July Charter to shape constitution rewrite

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- The government will proceed with constitutional amendments by adhering to the July National Charter "word by word" rather than being guided by emotion or political ideology, Law ... Read More


PM, US admiral hold strategic talks

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to expanding defence and maritime cooperation as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held talks with Commander o... Read More


Promise still waits two years after Uprising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- They died in the streets so that Bangladesh could be free of fascism. Two years later, as the nation marks July Mass Uprising Day today, the students and common people who paid t... Read More


US eyes BD energy ties

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh and the United States on Tuesday explored ways to deepen energy cooperation, with Washington expressing interest in expanding investment in the country's liquefied nat... Read More