The government's decision to abandon its plan to halve the monthly vehicle maintenance allowance for a section of senior civil servants has raised a few eyebrows. What initially appeared to be a modest but symbolically important austerity measure has instead become a revealing case study of how dif

Wild speculations come true as Mohammed Shahabuddin stands down as President ostensibly to end an odd position in the highest seat of Bangladesh since the fall of Awami League  government in an uprising. In tendering his resignation on Friday, he cited serious health complications that

Every monsoon, Dhaka undergoes the same crisis. Roads disappear beneath murky water, vehicles stall in flooded streets, businesses shut their doors, schools suspend classes and millions of commuters spend hours stranded. The disruption has become so routine that many residents have come to regard i

Just when the world had begun to breathe a sigh of relief, the spectre of another devastating conflict has returned. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the United States and Iran to halt hostilities had raised hopes that diplomacy had finally prevailed over military confrontation. Nego

The global transition to clean energy is often presented as an environmental imperative. For climate-vulnerable countries such as Bangladesh, however, it is something far more fundamental: an economic necessity, a development strategy and, increasingly, a matter of national security. Yet despite am

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's China visit has understandably generated considerable enthusiasm in Bangladesh. Government leaders have portrayed the visit as a diplomatic breakthrough that ushers bilateral relations into a new era. The joint communiqué issued after the visit certainly conta

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in China on Monday evening for a four-day official visit that is being closely watched by regional and global powers amid growing geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific. The Bangladeshi premier flew to the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian after conclu

For the third consecutive year, a Bangladeshi head of government is travelling to China. In 2024, it was Sheikh Hasina. In 2025, it was Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus. In 2026, it is Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. On the surface, this sequence reflects a simple diplomatic reality: China matters to B