The BNP has formed the government after securing a majority in the recent National Parliament elections. However, even before assuming office, weaknesses in the country’s economy were evident. There has been a slowdown in trade and commerce, a decline in investment and instability in the banking sector. Unchecked high interest rates have further worsened the situation. Confidence in the capital ...

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mirza Azam along with several other influential ministers and Members of Parliament from the then cabinet are set to be named as accused in the Pilkhana BDR massacre and explosives cases. Borhan Uddin, Chief Public Prosecutor (Special PP) for the state, confirmed the ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that elections will be held as quickly as possible to reactivate all local government institutions. “City corporation elections will be held first where the current terms expire earlier,” he said in an interview with a media outlet on Tuesday. Regarding the possibility of holding local elections under ...

Fashion brand Virgo has unveiled its highly anticipated Eid Collection 2026, aiming to add greater colour, warmth and timeless elegance to the celebrations of Eid. Each design in the collection beautifully captures the spirit of the festival while blending it with contemporary fashion trends. With premium-quality fabrics, elegant detailing, and modern silhouettes, the collection ensures the perfect balance between comfort ...

Mohsin Rashid, President of the Bangladesh Muslim League and a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court, has announced his intention to file a treason case against Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. Speaking on Monday (23 February) during an appearance on senior journalist Manjurul Alam Panna’s YouTube channel Manchitra, Rashid said that if the current government failed to take action, he would ...

Seven people were killed when a chartered air ambulance crashed in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, officials said Tuesday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the Beechcraft C90 operating a “medical evacuation (Air Ambulance) flight” crashed Monday in the Kasaria area of the eastern state of Jharkahand. Rescue and medical teams rushed to the site of the ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to India this week pushing to double trade and mend fractured ties, his first stop on an Asia-Pacific tour that also includes Australia and Japan as he seeks to reduce reliance on the United States. Carney has said that the US-led global order is fading and that Canada should not expect the old system ...

Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko came off the bench to score a vital goal for the second game in a row as he fired the winner in a 1-0 Premier League win at Everton on Monday. Sesko sealed an uninspiring clash at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the 71st minute as he swept in a clinical first-time shot from Bryan Mbeumo’s ...

The High Court has issued a rule asking why a job circular published by Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry seeking applications exclusively from practising Muslim men for executive and senior executive posts should not be declared illegal. In the same rule, the court also sought to know why directives should not be issued to formulate and implement non-discriminatory recruitment policies across ...

Abdul Qaiyum Chowdhury is the new administrator of Sylhet City Corporation. He is president of Sylhet district BNP. Former office secretary of the central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Abdul Qaiyum Chowdhury also served as organising secretary and vice-president of the central Jubo Dal committee. He was political secretary to former finance and planning minister M Saifur Rahman. He was ...