2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (789+ words) Cases of theft, robbery, mugging and abduction declined during the first six months of the BNP government compared with the last six months of the interim government. However, murder, rioting, violence against women and children, and attacks on police increased,…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (154+ words) The Business Standard As climate change melts the sea ice in East Greenland, thousands of humpbacks, fin and minke whales are flocking there. In 2024, about 16,000 whales congregated there, according to research. While the whales benefit from the abundance of food,…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago   (901+ words) Saturday August 22, 2026 As social media outrage, professional misconduct and institutional frustration converge, Bangladesh faces a quiet but serious constitutional test: whether criticism of courts is evolving into something more corrosive — the normalisation of attacks on judicial legitimacy itself. A democracy…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (579+ words) Saturday August 22, 2026 A $188.2 million rooftop-solar investment pipeline has emerged across Bangladesh's RMG and textile sector, but high borrowing costs could leave much of the opportunity untapped unless concessional and Chinese green financing can be brought in, according to a new…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (234+ words) The government is moving forward to amend Article 70 of the Constitution, and the next presidential election will be held under the amended provision, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said today (20 August). Bangladesh is holding a constitutionally competitive presidential election after nearly…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (237+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 The ERD presentation identifies the usual obstacles to project readiness – procurement complications, land acquisition delays, ownership gaps, and weak project design. These are real and persistent. The presentation's treatment of design flaws is reasonably developed, but its analysis…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (298+ words) Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman yesterday (17 August) reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and emphasised the continued significance of SAARC in promoting peace, stability, prosperity and shared development in South Asia. He made the remarks when Secretary General of…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (389+ words) Monday August 17, 2026 Three goals for three lost finals. Cameroon finally won the Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday (16 August) with a 3-0 victory over tournament debutant Malawi. Marie Ngah Manga headed two goals and Naomi Eto scored the other while…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (395+ words) Sunday August 16, 2026 Bangladesh secured their first Test victory in Australia with a nine-wicket win in the series opener in Darwin on Sunday. Replying to Australia's 198, Bangladesh posted 426 in the first innings, powered by Tanzid Hasan's century. Bangladesh then bowled the…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (502+ words) Bangladesh chased down 57 runs to complete a landmark nine-wicket victory over Australia in the series opener in Darwin on Sunday in one of Test cricket's greatest upsets. Mominul Haque cut Beau Webster to the fence for the winning runs to…...