Dissimilar statements by ministers on when the energy crisis of Bangladesh will be addressed are confusing businesses that have already been grappling with severe shortages of gas and electricity.

Supporters of two BNP leaders clashed in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Tuesday over programs marking the party’s founding anniversary, with several cocktail explosions reported during the ...

Malaysia has said a claim by Bangladesh’s state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives that Malaysia plans to recruit about 200,000 Bangladeshi workers over the next six ...

Old Faujian Association on Saturday elected a new 15-member central governing body for the 2026-2028 term, said a press release. The decision was made during the association’s annual general meeting ...

Sammilito Islami Bank, formed through the merger of five crisis-hit banks, received around 18,000 applications to withdraw Tk 1,300 crore in a single day on Tuesday. The bank commenced routine ...

QatarEnergy has extended its force majeure on liquefied natural gas deliveries to Bangladesh, Pakistan and Italy amid continued disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Bloomberg reported ...

Bangladesh’s Runa Khan, founder and executive director of non-governmental organisation Friendship, has received the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award. The award, widely regarded as ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’, ...

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced Friday a shift in its policy on using the word ‘terrorism’ to describe the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States ahead of their 25th ...

Bus services on five inter-district routes from Chuadanga resumed on Saturday evening after transport workers withdrew their strike following a meeting with the district administration. The Chuadanga ...

Thailand’s government has warned that ‘problematic’ tourists could face deportation as new rules on removing foreigners convicted of illegal activities came into effect on Friday. The changes come ...

The United States has resumed issuing immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Bangladesh, after a federal court struck down a policy that had suspended such visas since January. The US ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday said India would not comment on Bangladesh’s internal politics when asked whether prime minister Tarique Rahman would visit India amid ...