National consensus urged as subsidies, import dependence deepen power, energy crisis

Bangladesh’s power and energy sector is trapped in a costly cycle of excess capacity, heavy fuel imports, rising subsidies and entrenched governance failures, prompting energy experts, economists and political leaders ...

Diplomats visit July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum ahead of public opening

Foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Tuesday visited the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum, days ahead of its scheduled opening to the public.Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki briefed the ...

Rezanur Rahman appointed BPC Chairman

Additional Secretary Md Rezanur Rahman has been appointed Chairman of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).Prior to this appointment, Rezanur Rahman had been serving as Chairman of the Bangladesh Oil, Gas ...

Tarique Rahman heads to Barishal after two decades for election campaign

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to visit Barishal and Faridpur on Wednesday as part of his campaign for the 13th parliamentary election, marking his first trip to the southern ...

Qadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Libya

Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, the most prominent son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Qadhafi, was shot dead at his residence on Tuesday, a relative said.Abdullah Othman Abdul Rahim, a family member, ...

Two workers injured in bomb explosion while digging soil in Jashore

Two labourers were critically injured when an abandoned bomb exploded while they were digging soil in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila on Wednesday.The incident took place in the morning at a spot ...

No credible challenger in the national election race, says Nahid Islam

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Jamaat-led 11-party alliance candidate for the Dhaka-11 constituency Nahid Islam on Wednesday said the BNP has failed to field any “credible challenger” in the ...

Nearly Half of Awami League Supporters Now Leaning Towards BNP: Survey

Ahead of the national election, nearly 48 per cent of voters who previously supported the Awami League are now backing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), according to a new opinion ...

Jamaat unveils manifesto ahead of national election

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a 26-point list of priority areas it says it will focus on if it comes to power, ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) ...

Zubaida promises equality-based state if BNP comes to power

Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman, has said the party would establish a state based on equality, knowledge and the dignity of labour if it comes to ...