Amid the ongoing electricity and gas crisis in the country, demand for diesel has increased significantly. The use of diesel-powered generators, particularly in industrial facilities and private establishments, has risen sharply. However, the Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association has alleged that a “silent shortage” of diesel is emerging in different regions because supply remains limited compared with demand. The organization’s ...

Local residents of Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj have staged a human chain demanding exemplary punishment and a proper investigation into allegations of fraud, misappropriation of government allowances, overseas job scams and political influence against a local man named Hafiz Uddin. The human chain was held after Friday prayers near the West Tengratila Jame Mosque in Tengratila village under Surma Union. ...

The Bangladesh Medical Students’ Society (BMSS) organised its flagship National General Assembly 2026 (NGA’26) at North South University (NSU) in the capital on Friday, bringing together more than 800 medical students and young healthcare professionals from across the country. Held under the theme “One Pledge, One Bond: Doctor’s Rights Above All,” the day-long assembly brought together participants from more than ...

Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Friday called upon the opposition party to extend cooperation to the government for carrying out the country’s development activities. “Cooperation from the opposition party is necessary for the development of the country and for building a new Bangladesh,” he said. The minister was addressing as the chief guest at a views-exchange meeting ...

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday stressed the need to ensure merit-based evaluation to take Bangladesh forward, saying a system driven by public pressure and influence must not be allowed to replace meritocracy. “Bangladesh must also ensure meritocracy or merit-based evaluation to move forward. Mobocracy, or a system driven by public pressure and influence instead of merit, ...

Five people died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, while 1,170 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said this in a press release issued by its control room on Friday. According to the release, 1,170 people were identified with measles symptoms in the past ...

Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. Wednesday’s catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 547 people in Nepal and five in China’s Tibet, with almost 1,000 more missing in the two countries. ...

The world economy is projected to exceed USD$150 trillion by 2030, with significant growth coming from emerging markets in Asia. A report by Visual Capitalist based on forecasts from the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook showed countries’ projected nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030. The three largest national economies in 2030 are projected to be the same as ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has urged young lawyers to focus on developing professional skills rather than running after money to succeed in the legal profession. “Instead of trying to become rich quickly through corruption or shortcuts, you should build yourselves as ideal lawyers through merit, honesty, morality and hard work,” he said. The minister was addressing ...

Bangladesh and China have stressed the importance of strengthening their joint partnership in education, technical training and skills development, with Prime Minister’s Education Adviser Mahdi Amin saying deeper cooperation could take diplomatic relations between the two countries to a new height. Speaking at the China-Bangladesh Education Exchange Conference at Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University on Friday, Mahdi Amin said ...