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Opposition renews call for reform, justice

Bangladesh, June 22 -- Leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance have said that many of the demands raised during last year's mass uprising remain unfulfilled and announced plans... Read More


Bold Budget, Tough Arithmetic

Bangladesh, June 13 -- When Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury rose in parliament on Thursday, the symbolism required little explanation. For the first time in nearly two decades, a BNP-le... Read More


Biggest-ever budget faces revenue test

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The newly elected BNP government unveiled its first budget on Thursday, proposing a record Tk9.38 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2026-27 - a bold statement of intent fro... Read More


Truth remains elusive for 45 years

Bangladesh, June 1 -- In the early hours of 30 May 1981, Ziaur Rahman - President of Bangladesh, founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and a celebrated commander in the Liberation War - w... Read More


Beyond Combustion: The Science Behind Lower-Risk Profile Nicotine Alternatives

Bangladesh, May 31 -- Summer Hanna, Head of Toxicology at BAT, discusses the evidence behind smokeless nicotine products, the importance of risk-proportionate regulation, and how science can help info... Read More


Millions leave capital early to escape Eid chaos

Bangladesh, May 23 -- They come with bulging travel bags and sleeping children in arms, with umbrellas tucked under elbows and food packets swinging from tired hands. At Kamalapur Railway Station on ... Read More


The Accursed Farakka: Half a century of water denial

Bangladesh, May 16 -- Fifty-one years ago today, hundreds of thousands of people marched through the dust of Rajshahi toward the Farakka Barrage, led by the renowned peasant leader Maulana Abdul Hamid... Read More


BJP landslide revives push-in fears

Bangladesh, May 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) landslide victory in West Bengal has turned old campaign rhetoric into a fresh border concern for Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Bangladesh has tighten... Read More


Mamata rejects defeat, claims votes 'Stolen'

Bangladesh, May 6 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on India's Election Commission, the central government and the judiciary following her party's c... Read More


Safety crisis overshadows May Day

Bangladesh, May 1 -- Despite official celebrations and promises, May Day 2026 is being marked by rising workplace deaths, weak protections, and growing doubts over whether Bangladesh's workers are saf... Read More