Zia, the 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, has been receiving treatment for multiple ailments at Dhaka-based Evercare Hospital for nearly two weeks.
A stronger future for Bangladesh’s export economy
For more than forty years, Bangladesh has carried a remarkable story of economic transformation. A country rooted in agriculture built one of the world’s most influential apparel industries through …
Bangladesh’s external debt jumps 42% in 5yrs, repayment pressure doubles: World Bank
According to the report, Bangladesh’s external debt amounted to 192% of its export earnings in 2024 and total debt-service payments accounted for 16% of exports during the same period …
Bangladesh to become a major consumer market by 2030: Bida chief
By 2030, Bangladesh will become a major consumer market in the world as the country’s geographical location offers vast opportunities for this expansion, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh …
Democracy, development, equity: Wahiduddin says 3 tests ahead for post-July Bangladesh
Bangladesh faces three foundational challenges that will determine its post-July trajectory which include restoring democracy, securing economic growth and ensuring an equitable society, Planning …
Is Bangladesh lurching towards extremism?
With Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s two dominant politicians, in a kind of suspended animation, the field is wide open for the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami and extremist forces …
Handloom weavers of iconic Tangail saree in Bangladesh seek UNESCO heritage status for their craft
The weavers’ neighborhood near Dhaka echoes with the constant clatter of the looms with rhythmic hand movements as the artisans use colorful silk and cotton threads to weave the iconic Tangail saree.
MILITANCY: BANGLADESH’S MILITANT PIPELINE TO PAKISTAN
Dozens of young Bangladeshi men are said to be fighting for extremist Pakistani outfits such as the Tehreek-i-Taliban. Their …
Postal voting registration within Bangladesh from day of poll schedule
Registration for postal voting within Bangladesh will begin the very day the schedule for the 13th parliamentary elections is …
‘The dead bodies float to our houses’: Life in Bangladesh, climate change’s ‘ground zero’
Bhola, in southern Bangladesh, has been called climate change’s ‘ground zero’, where its effects add to impoverishment and migration …