BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman held a meeting with the Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin. The meeting took place today (20 January) around 12pm at the party ...

As Bangladesh navigates its next decades, the country faces critical choices in governance, electoral credibility, and civic engagement. From historical legacies to generational change, institutional ...

ChongLy Thao, 56, a naturalized US citizen who goes by the name Scott, was returned home later on Sunday without explanation or apology, he said ...

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The rule of law is not a theoretical concept; it is the lifeblood of democracy, development, and human dignity. Without it, elections are hollow, economic growth is fragile, and human development is ...

Bangladesh’s media operates within a paradox of formal freedom and informal control. Political pressure, self-censorship, and institutional weakness continue to shape journalism, testing the shared re ...

Job vacancies requiring "AI agent" skills have surged by 1,587%, Randstad said in its yearly "Workmonitor" report, with survey data suggesting that AI and automation are increasingly replacing ...

Reiterating Jamaat’s stance on governance, Shafiqur promised a rigid stance against corruption, citing the party’s previous performance in government as evidence of its integrity.

As a result, the election in Cumilla-2 will be held under the redrawn boundary set by the Election Commission. Homna and Titas will together form the Cumilla-2 constituency.

Bangladesh is building big but delivering less. Costly mega projects stall after construction, revealing a development system in urgent need of reform.

Twelve were in intensive care after the accident near Adamuz in the province of Cordoba, about 360 km (223 miles) south of Madrid, according to emergency services ...

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