Mahfuzul Haque Anar and Abu Shahid Extracting 15 million tonnes of coal annually from the Phulbari mine could meet around 75 percent of Bangladesh’s imported coal demand for power generation, potentially reducing import costs and easing pressure on the country’s energy sector. Bangladesh has Continue Reading
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 pressure, revenue shortfalls and global uncertainty. The government has taken Continue Reading
The Cabinet has given final approval, subject to vetting, to the draft Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026, providing for the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and creation of the SRB as a specialised police unit. The decision was taken at the 17th Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman on […]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
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has accused the United States of seriously violating a memorandum of understanding (MoU), saying the much-discussed 60-day ultimatum between Tehran and Washington has now become completely invalid. Iran said formal talks could not begin because the United States breached the agreement only weeks after the bilateral memorandum was signed on June 17. Continue Reading
The draft of the ‘Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026’, subject to legislative review, has received final Cabinet approval, opening the door for the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to be dissolved and replaced with a specialised unit that is directly under the police force. The reform, which was approved on Monday, August 17, at the […]Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia has adopted a new strategy to maintain its position in global energy markets amid rising tensions in the Middle East, with state oil giant Saudi Aramco using a rare ship-to-ship transfer method to supply crude oil to Asian refineries while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz. According to two Reuters sources, disruptions to commercial […]Continue Reading
A proposal in Turkish media to include Bangladesh in the recently signed “Mecca pact” between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye has triggered fresh debate in South Asian geopolitics. An NDTV article said the possible expansion of Dhaka-Ankara defence cooperation could concern India and signal Bangladesh’s move towards a more independent foreign policy. Citing Türkiye’s Continue Reading
The government has extended the contractual tenure of Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani for another year, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (August 17). The new appointment will take effect upon the expiration of his current tenure, allowing him to continue serving as the country’s top bureaucrat for an […]Continue Reading






















