In the short term, the focus is to complete the training, land their first job, and take that initial step towards financial independence. But the long-term conversation goes further: What kind of ...

Growing tensions in the Gulf are highlighting the structural vulnerability of Bangladesh's energy model, where a significant reliance on imports and a lack of buffers are turning far-off geopolitical ...

The protest came after a lawmaker from the treasury bench introduced an amendment to the bill, which was subsequently passed along with the changes.

The recent directive by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on 4 March 2026 offers a beacon of hope. The government, backed by the a2i programme and the Asian Development Bank, has set an ambitious target ...

Four people died from measles and measles-like symptoms from 8am yesterday to 8am today (10 April), according to the ...

Until the conflict began, the narrow channel, through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped, remained toll-free and safe for vessels ...

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Bangladesh's miracle seeds were built for a climate that is hard to pin down. In some parts of the country’s coastal belt, salinity levels have surpassed three times the tolerable limit for agricultur ...

The city corporation has taken a plan to plant 300,000 trees during the 2026-2030 period, with an average of 60,000 trees every year.

A Dhaka court today (10 April) sent a youth to jail in a case filed over the assault on Jagannath University's (JnU) Department of Mass Communication and Journalism Associate Professor Md Raisul Islam ...

The deceased, Dipali, was the daughter of Sheikh Mofazzal and Rozina Khatun, of Char Shalepur village in Faridpur's Charbhadrasan upazila.

The bill was adopted during the 13th sitting of the first session of parliament after Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan placed it before the House ...