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Dhaka’s waterlogging: Who’s fault it isn’t anyway?

Cyclone Remal has not only ravaged coastal areas but also caused significant problems in the capital, Dhaka. The torrential rains brought ...

28 May 2024 16:50 PM

One-Party dominance, profit-driven politics threaten local governance: TIB warns

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised concerns about the growing one-party dominance and influence of business interests in local government ...

27 May 2024 23:45 PM

Fitch downgrades Bangladesh's credit rating to 'B+' amid external buffer concerns

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bangladesh's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B+' from 'BB-', citing sustained weakening of the ...

27 May 2024 23:24 PM

Elections to 19 Upazila Parishads postponed

The Election Commission on Monday postponed the elections to 19 out of 109 Upazila Parishads slated for May 29 due ...

27 May 2024 21:47 PM

Papua New Guinea government says Friday's landslide buried 2,000 people and formally asks for help

The Papua New Guinea government said a landslide Friday buried more than 2,000 people and has formally asked for international ...

27 May 2024 18:40 PM

How Bangladesh is pioneering a path to disaster resilience

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation in 2005 in the US, a panel of experts on CNN made a ...

27 May 2024 16:56 PM

France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia ...

27 May 2024 16:11 PM

Canada eyes robust economic partnership with Bangladesh

Canadian Deputy Minister of International Development Christopher MacLennan on Sunday highly appreciated Bangladesh's economic progress over the last one and ...

27 May 2024 16:08 PM

Cyclone Remal makes landfall, weakens as it moves northward

Cyclone Remal made landfall on the coast of Bangladesh at 8 pm on Sunday, bringing heavy rain and wind to ...

27 May 2024 16:04 PM

Will bring Tarique back and execute the sentence of the court”: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the government will bring back BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, who has been ...

27 May 2024 02:29 AM