Md. Jahidul Islam The BNP government has completed six months in office, prioritising a business- and investment-friendly environment. Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman inherited numerous challenges, including an energy crisis, weakness in the banking sector, high inflation, foreign exchange Continue Reading
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s possible formal travel to India has been the subject of weeks of speculation by the media in both Bangladesh and India. However, no media outlet in either nation was able to verify whether or not the Prime Minister was indeed visiting New Delhi by citing certain government sources. Bangladesh’s Ministry of […]Continue Reading
Shamsul Alam Prime Minister Tarique Rahman began office on February 17, 2026, after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 212 out of 299 seats in the parliamentary elections on February 12. The July 2024 rebellion, harsh authoritarian control, protracted state instability, and an interim government preceded this political shift. Evaluating the administration at the Continue Reading
Historic revenge at that Darwin Imran Mahmud Everyone had already given up hope. Al Shahriar Bidyut was the only recognised batsman still fighting. While trying to deal with a googly from Stuart MacGill, Bangladesh’s top-order batsman panicked. Attempting a cross-batted shot, he edged the ball up towards midwicket. The bowler himself ran quickly and took […]Continue Reading
Dhaka’s metro rail network is set to expand to Kamalapur as construction of the 1.16-kilometre Motijheel-Kamalapur extension of MRT Line-6 nears completion. The extension will connect Kamalapur with the existing MRT Line-6 service between Uttara North and Motijheel. As of June 30, construction progress on the Motijheel-Kamalapur section stood at 78.38 percent. Project Continue Reading
Conspiracies, both domestic and foreign, surrounding oil and gas are nothing new. Past controversies over the Haripur, Shalibahan and Chimmutong oil and gas fields were allegedly driven by such conspiracies, which have taken different forms over the years. Many now believe that domestic and foreign interests may also be behind the recent gas crisis. The […]Continue Reading
Questions have been raised over the PWD’s lottery-based transfer process, with officials alleging that engineers serving in Dhaka and other major cities received posts in the same areas. Employees claim the process has failed to ensure transparency and discipline, allowing officials associated with previous Awami League government to remain in key capital positions. There Continue Reading
Editor A M M Bahauddin described the daily Inqilab as the “guiding institute for tomorrow’s Bangladesh” and said it had already gained social recognition for its role. He made the remarks at a gathering of selected Inqilab journalists from different regions at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (RDA) in Bogura on Saturday. During the […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman announced that the government will provide free education for female students up to the Honors level, with the state bearing all expenses alongside merit-based scholarships. During National Fisheries Week 2026, he spoke in Pakundia on Sunday and stated that women make up half of the country’s population and cannot be left […]Continue Reading
During the monsoon, heavy rain leaves roads and highways soft and vulnerable, while vehicle movement further damages already weakened surfaces. In Dhaka, waterlogging on many important roads causes further deterioration, making sections unsuitable for traffic. Yet government and utility agencies continue to excavate roads during the rainy season. City corporations, the Continue Reading




















