Shafiul Alam / Rafiqul Islam Selim More than 200 factories in Dhaka and Chattogram have either shut down or declared official or unofficial holidays amid a worsening gas and power crisis, raising fears of job losses and further economic disruption. The country is facing an average daily gas Continue Reading

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was congratulated by the French and Swiss Embassies in Dhaka on his election as Bangladesh’s president. The newly elected president received welcomes from both foreign missions in messages posted on their official Facebook accounts on Thursday night, August 20. The Swiss Embassy committed to maintaining strong ties with Bangladesh, while Continue Reading

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the 23rd President of Bangladesh, will be sworn in on Friday evening at Bangabhaban’s Durbar Hall. Before the swearing-in event, he paid his respects at the tombs of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and former President Shaheed Ziaur Rahman at Zia Udyan in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar after Juma prayers. Amidst increased […]Continue Reading

The government headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is getting four new members. According to cabinet sources on Friday, the newly elected President will administer the oath of office to the incoming ministers tonight in Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall. The BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, MP; Jatiya Party Chairman Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partha, Continue Reading

Shafiul Alam / Rafiqul Islam Selim Bangladesh is currently experiencing an unprecedented gas and energy crisis due to a catastrophic fuel shortage, which has disrupted everyday living, stopped industrial activity, and caused significant public dissatisfaction throughout the country. According to data from Petrobangla and the Energy Division, the country’s daily Continue Reading

The prolonged presence of a significant Rohingya community is putting a strain on Bangladesh’s environment, law and order, and economy, according to Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman. As the keynote guest at the National Defence College’s Capstone Course concluding ceremony in Mirpur, he pointed out that some migrants are involved in drug smuggling and Continue Reading

Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee, has been chosen as the party’s acting secretary general in a quick organisational change. According to an official press statement signed by BNP Co-Office Secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain, the decision was reached in accordance with Article 7, Section B (6) of […]Continue Reading