Exclusive

Publication

Byline

'Why hasn't another Rokeya come in 100 years?' asks Yunus, reflecting on women's progress

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh has yet to see a figure match the stature of Begum Rokeya, the trailblazing champion of women's rights in Bengal, even as nearly a cen... Read More


Policeman's body recovered in Ctg, APBn suspects suicide

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) believe that a policeman whose body was recovered in Chattogram died by suicide. Deepak Jyoti Khisha, superintendent of police for RAB-9,... Read More


Fresh clashes erupt between Dhaka College, Ideal College students a month after truce

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A month after students from Dhaka College and Ideal College brokered a "peace pact", the two sides have clashed again. A dispute on Tuesday over arguments and a scuffle eventually es... Read More


Bangladesh's bad loans crisis dates back to President Zia, but every parliament stayed silent: Rehman Sobhan

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh's long-running bad loans problem began under former president Ziaur Rahman but has never been properly examined in parliament, one of the country's most prominent economist... Read More


Shahadat Hossain Selim switches from LDP to BNP

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP) Chairman Shahadat Hossain Selim has joined the BNP, declaring it "defunct". Selim presented flowers to Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Ch... Read More


Advisor Fouzul calls businessmen, bureaucrats 'obstacles' to renewable energy

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has called some businessmen in the power sector and some officials of the ministry the "only obstacle" in the transition to renewable energy. He made the c... Read More


Tarique urges BNP members to prioritise party over candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Tarique Rahman has called upon the activists to work for the party without considering which candidate received the nomination for the upcoming parliamentary election. Speaking virtu... Read More


Handset registration: Manufacturers call for NEIR implementation

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Mobile Phone Industry Owners Association of Bangladesh (MIOB) has called for the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), saying it will strengthen mobil... Read More


ACC to prosecute Obaidul Quader, former secretaries over 'misappropriating' rehabilitation flats

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to file a case against former road transport minister Obaidul Quader and 13 ex-secretaries for "misusing power" to allocate flats, built ... Read More


JP Chairman Manju says Bangladesh's independence should 'never be underestimated'

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has said Bangladesh's independence "should never be underestimated", though Bengalis have yet to overcome "a tendency to be jealous of others... Read More