Four major trade bodies in Bangladesh's industrial realm seek a rethink on three key amended sections of the labour law as they believe such new provisos could adversely affect employment and hike the cost of doing business. As planned, the organisations will initially request the reigning i
US negotiators have told Ukraine during peace talks in Berlin that it must agree to withdraw its forces from the eastern Donetsk region as part of any deal to end the nearly four-year-old war, an official familiar with the matter said. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity as Ukrainian an
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected one in a series of legal challenges brought by Israel against the court's probe into its conduct of the Gaza war. On appeal, judges refused to overturn a lower court decision that the prosecution's investigation into alleg
The pace of implementing the country’s Annual Development Programme (ADP) has not recovered, with only 11.75 percent of the allocation spent in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025-26. The rate lags behind the implementation achieved during the same period of the previous fi
The Election Commission (EC) has issued a clarification of remarks made by the chief election commissioner (CEC) on the attack on Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, amid mounting criticism from political figures and student leaders. In its explanation, the commission said the CEC&r
Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will land in Dhaka on Dec 25 "carrying the flag of Bangladesh”. The BNP secretary general made the remark on Monday at a Victory Day discussion meeting, recalling a statement made by a Chinese p
The National Memorial monument in Savar has been prepared to honour the nation’s heroes on Victory Day. On Monday, the National Memorial was seen fully painted and decorated in red and green hues with spring flowers, while the martyrs' altar and mass grave were thoroughly washed and cleaned.
Victory is at its sweetest when won against overwhelming odds. The victory earned by the people of this land on this day 55 years ago against the brutal Pakistani forces and their local collaborators is one such le triomphe final (the final triumph). For nine months, the Bangalees suffered the wors
The brutal and heinous attack on Sharif Osman Hadi should have served as a moment of collective reckoning for Bangladesh's political class. Instead, it has laid bare a deeper malaise: a corrosive political culture in which reflexive blame, public posturing and partisan point-scoring take precedence
Like the histories of every other post-colonial, modern nation state, Bangladesh, too, has its blood-stained story of liberation struggle. Its history has also certain features that are unique and unlike the stories of other national liberation struggles. These unique characteristics of our nationa
On the opening day of the 12th National SME Product Fair 2025, visitors entering booth F-006 encountered something unexpected among the displays of local innovation, handcrafted goods, and emerging technologies. The Bangladesh Ship Recycling Board (BSRB) had stepped into the seven-day fair with a c
Bangladesh is a young country trapped in old politics. The median age is just over 27, yet the people making national decisions are often three times older. The caretaker government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus brings global respect, but its makeup tells a different story: aside from a coup
