Bangladesh

The economy in FY25: Battling challenging times
Analysis

The economy in FY25: Battling challenging times

How did the economy manage to grow under disorderly conditions? What prevented worse outcomes often seen elsewhere under similar headwinds? What stood in the way of doing better?

M Shakhawat Hossain at a press conference on 8 October. File Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

No anti-state agreements will be signed: Shipping adviser

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul spoke at a seminar titled “Japan’s Labour Market: Opportunities and Challenges” organised by the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment at the International Mother Language Institute today (2 July). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Malaysia to recruit only 30,000-40,000 Bangladeshi workers: Asif Nazrul

Susan Vize, head of office and Unesco Representative to Bangladesh, and Mehdi Benchelah, senior project officer, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, Unesco, called on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna today (2 July). Photo: Chief Adviser GOB page
Bangladesh

‘Our main problem is disinformation, fake news,’ CA Yunus tells UN

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Court

Land acquisition graft: Trial begins in case against ex-DC, judge in Cox’s Bazar

Twenty-eight Bangladeshis return from Iran today (1 July). Photo: MoFA Facebook page
Bangladesh

28 Bangladeshis return from Iran

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman spoke at a discussion organised by BNP marking the first anniversary of the July-August mass uprising, at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital today (1 July). Photo: TBS
Politics

Need to consider if proportional representation fits Bangladesh's context: Tarique Rahman

Police disperse crowd, reinforce ban on rally near Jamuna: DMP
Bangladesh

Police disperse crowd, reinforce ban on rally near Jamuna: DMP

Bangladesh Food Security Network (Khani) holds human chains across different districts today (1 July). This picture was taken from the event held in Noakhali district. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Soaring rice price: Speakers call for rationing for the poor

Former Magura-1 MP Md Shifuzzaman Shikhor. Photo: Collected
Court

Court attaches plots, freezes bank accounts of ex-MP Shikhor's wife

Army soldiers cry as they carry the coffin of a Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officer in Dhaka on 2 March 2009. Tens of thousands of mourners attended the state funeral for dozens of Bangladesh army officers killed in a mutiny on 25-26 February 2009. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Tenure of independent commission on BDR carnage extended again

Police produce former chief election commissioner Nurul Huda in court on 1 July 2025. File Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Ex-CEC Nurul Huda confesses to role in controversial 2018 national polls

Photo: Dismislab
Bangladesh

AI-generated 'voters' targeting social feeds with synthetic emotion