Bangladesh's economic recovery is likely to linger as stabilisation remains fragile and structural weaknesses continue to weigh on investment, employment and growth, says CPD regarding performance of this government in first six months. Presenting its assessment Monday at a media dialogue in

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Connecting Bhola and mainland by road

The decision to establish road communication between the geographically isolated island district Bhola and the mainland deserves all-round appreciation. Dependent on only waterway connectivity, mobility of both people and goods is very slow which becomes slower still during inclement weather. The c

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Govt must break the cycle of recruitment syndicates

For Bangladesh, the reopening of the Malaysian labour market should be a source of hope. It should also be a test of whether the country has learnt the lessons of the past. News that only 25 recruiting agencies may be allowed to send Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia has caused concern among recruit

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Stopgaps no answer to gas crisis

Gas produced from rice husk as well as coal as alternative to natural gas for industries is at present under active consideration of some government leaders. Emphasis is also being laid on raising solar generation to 10,000 MW so it may support the national grid and, with storage, meet evening peak

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Increased coal use for power generation

Bangladesh Prime Minister directed the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources officials to urgently arrange for increasing power generation from coal based power plants installed in the country and free more gas for industries. Government intends to give a clear scenario on energy availability to the

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Economy

ADP implementation remains unchanged at 0.69pc in July

Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) stood at 0.69 percent in the first month of the fiscal year, virtually unchanged from the same period a year earlier, according to the report of the Implementation Monitoring and Eval...

Economy

Debapriya Bhattacharya sees more anxiety than progress after six months of BNP government

Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya has said he sees more “anxiety and concern” than progress after six months of the BNP government, which has returned to power after 19 years in the election in February. Assessing business and t...

Economy

ADP implementation remains unchanged at 0.69pc in July

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Debapriya Bhattacharya sees more anxiety than progress after six months of BNP government

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Nearly 43pc of annual LNG subsidy spent in just 1.5 months

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An emerging macroeconomic challenge for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's economy is currently navigating a complex macroeconomic environment marked by persistently high inflation, subdued private sector credit growth, liquidity management challenges, and sluggish investment. Amid the policy focus on...

Columns

Cost-driven rise in import bill

Does the sharp rise in imports of goods last fiscal year (FY26) reflect a rebound in investment in the country? The answer is no. Though the rise in imports is linked to investment activities, other factors also drive investment. For instan...

Opinions

A toothless human rights commission, again

Of the 133 ordinances promulgated during the tenure of the interim government, the BNP government made 97 ordinances into law without changes, while 13 ordinances were decided to be enacted into law with amendments. The remaining 16 ordinan...

Views

The Rubik's Cube economy

A government raises tariffs to protect domestic industry. A central bank increases interest rates to control inflation. A war disrupts an important shipping route. An energy-producing country is placed under sanctions. Each appears to belon...

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The political economy of financial sector reform

The proposed BDT 9.38 trillion national budget for Bangladesh for fiscal year 2026–27 is the largest in the country's history. It presents a roadmap for economic restructuring, administrative reform, social protection, and long-term g...

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GBB Power to invest Tk 60m in Cumilla Cantonment solar project

GBB Power Limited is set to invest up to Tk 60 million in a 5.005 MWp ground-mounted solar power plant at Cumilla Cantonment under a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Bangladesh Army. The listed power company will implement the pro...

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Stocks down at opening as energy crisis weighs on investor sentiment

Stocks opened lower on Monday as the persistent energy crisis continued to weigh heavily on investor sentiment, with factory shutdowns and growing reliance on costly alternative energy raising fresh concerns over industrial production and c...

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GBB Power to invest Tk 60m in Cumilla Cantonment solar project

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Stocks down at opening as energy crisis weighs on investor sentiment

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BSEC cautions against fake statements attributed to chairman

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Wednesday urged all media outlets, journalists, social media users and investors to exercise utmost caution and professional responsibility before publishing or circulating any sta...

Opinions

The myth of 300,000 registered entities with RJSC

Bangladesh's business landscape is often described with a headline statistic: more than 300,000 entities are registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC). This figure is quoted routinely — by policymakers, d...

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Bringing truth back to land registration

As the National Board of Revenue embarks on its customary round of pre-budget consultations with business associations, economists, journalists and other stakeholders ahead of the upcoming national budget, the fiscal pressures bearing down...

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Trade

Healthcare Made Easier: Jamuna Bank offers 0% EMI with Plan Medi Trip

Jamuna Bank PLC has partnered with Plan Medi Trip Ltd to offer its customers, cardholders and employees easier access to overseas healthcare through 0% EMI and exclusive medical tourism benefits. Under two separate MoUs, eligible Jamuna Ba...

Trade

Mutual Trust Bank supports ICECA 2026 as Silver Sponsor

Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) proudly participated as a Silver Sponsor in the 2nd International Conference on Environment and Climate Action (ICECA 2026) held on 7 August, 2026, organised by the Asian University for Women, Chattogram, Banglad...

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Healthcare Made Easier: Jamuna Bank offers 0% EMI with Plan Medi Trip

Trade

Mutual Trust Bank supports ICECA 2026 as Silver Sponsor

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Govt to procure 2 cargoes of LNG

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Monday approved a proposal to purchase two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery in September. The approval was given at the 41st meeting of the committee held at the Ban...

Views

Increased coal use for power generation

Opinions

Fighting manipulated fertiliser prices

Transplantation of Aman seedlings has started in several areas of the country but farmers, according to a report carried in the FE, are forced to pay Tk 3.0-12 in excess for each kilogram of fertiliser on the rates fixed by the government....

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Nine years on, Rohingya still stranded as Bangladesh’s diplomatic strategy comes under scrutiny

Nine years after more than 1.2 million Rohingya fled Myanmar for Bangladesh, not a single refugee has been repatriated, raising increasingly uncomfortable questions about whether Dhaka’s diplomatic strategy has failed to deliver a dur...

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Nine years on, Rohingya still stranded as Bangladesh’s diplomatic strategy comes under scrutiny

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Pallabi Police ASI among two arrested with 5,310 yaba pills in Dhaka

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Xi congratulates Mirza Fakhrul on becoming President

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APBn set to get criminal investigation powers under new law

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Protection abroad must begin with prevention at home, says Shama Obaed

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Cabinet approves draft Armed Police Battalions Act, 2026

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Law minister says reforms must proceed within 1972 Constitution, questions July Charter order

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Govt must break the cycle of recruitment syndicates

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Stopgaps no answer to gas crisis

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What if Ganges Water Treaty is not renewed

Thirty years is a long time for any treaty to hold. The Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, signed on December 12, 1996 in New Delhi, has quietly governed how much dry-season water reaches Bangladesh for three decades. It survived governments of b...

Opinions

Improvised engine boats are invitation to mishap

The recent capsizing of a passenger-carrying engine boat near Sabdi Ghat in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj, which left dozens of passengers drifting in the river before they were rescued by another boat, once again exposes the vulnerabili...

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কালিয়াকৈরে কৃষি ব্যাংক ব্যবস্থাপককে অপহরণ ও নির্যাতনের নিন্দা জেবিএবির

গাজীপুরের কালিয়াকৈরে বাংলাদেশ কৃষি ব্যাংকের শাখা ব্যবস্থাপক আব্দুস সবুরকে অপহরণ, মুক্তিপণ আদায় এবং ভল্টের চাবির জন্য নির্যাতনের ঘটনায় তীব্র নিন্দা জানিয়েছে জাতীয়তাবাদী ব্যাংকার্স অ্যাসোসিয়েশন বাংলাদেশ (জেবিএবি)। রোববার সংগঠনের যুগ্ম আহ্বায়...

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কালিয়াকৈরে কৃষি ব্যাংক ব্যবস্থাপককে অপহরণ ও নির্যাতনের নিন্দা জেবিএবির

Bangla

ব্যাংক কর্মকর্তা আরিফুল হত্যায় জড়িত ব্যক্তিদের গ্রেপ্তার দাবি জেবিএবির

Bangla

নতুন বছরে যে স্কিলগুলো আপনাকে এগিয়ে রাখবে

Bangla

শিশুর বিকাশে যে দশটি বই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

Bangla

২০২৬: প্রযুক্তিতে যা থাকছে

Bangla

আইপিএল: ক্রিকেটের মুখোশে পুঁজি, ক্ষমতা ও নৈতিক সংকটের গল্প

Bangla

কেন আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস পড়া জরুরি?

Bangla

ঢাকার শীতে 'সাশ্রয়ী' কেনাকাটা: সেরা কিছু গন্তব্য

ব্যস্ততম ঢাকা শহরে শীতের আগমন মানেই ফ্যাশন আর কেনাকাটার ধুম। ছোট বাচ্চাদের শীতপোশাক থেকে শুরু করে বড়দের পোশাক উভয়েরই এই সময়ে বেশ চাহিদা থাকে। তবে স্টাইলিশ শীতের পোশাক মানেই যে অনেক খরচ, তা কিন্তু নয়। ঢাকার এমন কিছু জায়গা আছে যেখানে তুলনামূল...

Bangla

শীতকালে যেভাবে ঘরোয়া উপায়ে ত্বকের যত্ন নেবেন

শীতকাল এলেই ত্বকের উপর এর প্রভাবটা যেন সবার আগে চোখে পড়ে। বাতাসের আর্দ্রতা কমে যাওয়া, চারপাশের শুষ্ক পরিবেশ আর ঠান্ডা বাতাস ত্বকের কোমলতা কেড়ে নেয়। অনেকের ত্বক খসখসে হয়ে যায়, কারও কারও ত্বকে টান-টান ভাব দেখা দেয়। আবার অনেকের নিশপিশ ও ত্বক ফ...

Bangla

আতশবাজি থেকে যেভাবে নিরাপদ রাখবেন আপনার পোষা প্রানীকে

নতুন বছর মানেই মানুষের জীবনে হাসি, গান আর আতশবাজির ঝলকানি। আমরা যখন ঘড়ির কাটার দিকে তাকিয়ে কাউন্টডাউনের অপেক্ষা করি, ঠিক তখনই শহরের প্রাণীগুলো মুখোমুখি হয় অন্য এক বাস্তবতার। আতশবাজির বিকট শব্দে কেঁপে ওঠে পথকুকুর, কার্নিশে বসে থাকা পাখিরা দি...

SportsSports

Sports

Nordic nations say they have lost confidence in Infantino and FIFA governance

Six Nordic football associations delivered a united blow to FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday, declaring they had lost confidence in his leadership while demanding sweeping governance reforms at world football's governing body. The...

Sports

Bangladesh climb to their highest-ever No. 6 in Test rankings despite heavy defeat

Bangladesh’s heavy defeat in the second Test has done little to blunt the impact of their historic win in Darwin. The series-ending ICC rankings update has rewarded that breakthrough victory, lifting the Tigers to their highest-ever...

Sports

Bangladesh climb to their highest-ever No. 6 in Test rankings despite heavy defeat

Sports

Shoriful bags maiden Test five-for to lead Bangladesh fightback

Sports

Starc takes six as Bangladesh bowled out for 64

Sports

Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury layoff

Sports

Australia look for response to 'Darwin Disaster' in second Bangladesh Test

EducationEducation

Education

‘Ni Hao China’ Writing Award 2026 prize-giving ceremony held

The prize-giving ceremony of the ‘Ni Hao China’ Writing Award-2026 was held at the Bishwo Sahitya Kendra auditorium in the capital on Monday. The event, jointly organised by the Association of Bangladesh-China Alumni (ABCA) and...

Education

Seminar at DU explores challenges to Rohingya repatriation

A seminar titled ‘Challenges of Rohingya Repatriation: International Politics and National Priorities’ was held at the University of Dhaka on Monday, focusing on the political, humanitarian and security challenges surrounding th...

Education

‘Ni Hao China’ Writing Award 2026 prize-giving ceremony held

Education

Seminar at DU explores challenges to Rohingya repatriation

Education

Differently abled DU students face inconveniences

Students with disabilities at Dhaka University (DU) face difficulties in mobility, accommodation, academic activities and access to learning resources. Visually impaired students lack sufficient Braille signage and navigation facilities, w...

Columns

Learning from reversal in SSC results

This year's results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have, for good reasons, caused quite a hullabaloo. That the pass rate is the lowest ever in the past 19 years is unsettling enough. But when more than...

Columns

When academic research is suspect

Academic research is one of the defining responsibilities of higher education. It is meant to keep campuses intellectually vibrant and help shaping public policy, industrial innovation and scientific progress. Yet in many universities in Ba...

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The rise of affordable mental health ecosystems

"First year at university felt like the ground had shifted under me. I was brilliant in school. Suddenly I was average, surrounded by people who seemed to have everything figured out. I stopped sleeping, eating properly. I told no one." Th...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

The hidden cost of the productivity imperative in higher education

Youth and Entrepreneurs

The road to a final for the ages

Youth and Entrepreneurs

The gender gap BD's youth statistics cannot hide

Youth and Entrepreneurs

Bangladeshi founders are quietly rerouting their fundraising maps towards the Gulf

Youth and Entrepreneurs

The hidden cost of the productivity imperative in higher education

Youth and Entrepreneurs

The road to a final for the ages

Youth and Entrepreneurs

The gender gap BD's youth statistics cannot hide

Youth and Entrepreneurs

Bangladeshi founders are quietly rerouting their fundraising maps towards the Gulf

Youth and Entrepreneurs

BRAC University Business Club announces ADwiz 2.0

The BRAC University Business Club (BIZ BEE) has announced the second edition of ADwiz, its flagship inter-university advertising competition, inviting students from universities across Bangladesh to showcase their creativity, strategic thin...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

Empowering youths: How Bangladesh can adopt Malaysian Qualifications Framework

Bangladesh today is home to one of the youngest populations in Asia, a generation whose ambitions are outpacing the systems meant to prepare them. As young people enter universities, polytechnics, and training institutes in record numbers,...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

Why Bangladeshi startups are being starved of cash and who are responsible

In developing countries such as Bangladesh, establishing and sustaining a startup remains an arduous undertaking, with inadequate access to capital standing as one of the most formidable barriers facing early-stage entrepreneurs. During th...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

Youths who inherited a broken system

The role of Dhaka University often becomes a matter of critical discussion. Educationists, leaders and ordinary people often express their frustration. In this article, we want to seriously review the roles of, and realities about Universit...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

JCI Dhaka Astral's Capitalizer 2026 concludes

The Grand Finale of JCI Dhaka Astral Presents Capitalizer 2026, powered by Eastern Bank PLC and ACI Limited, and co-powered by Gold Kinen, concluded successfully at Radisson Blu Dhaka recently. The flagship competition, organised by BUP Fin...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

A solution towards future unemployment problem of Bangladesh

A quiet revolution is taking place in a nation where almost one in three recent graduates find it difficult to secure official work. Bangladesh is becoming a worldwide leader in digital and platform-based labour as millions of young people...

Youth and Entrepreneurs

Why Bangladesh must build its brand before the world builds one for it

When a business owner in California types "hire virtual assistant" into a search engine, the results are not random. They are the product of years of deliberate positioning, cultural fluency in the global market, and a country that decided...