Asifur Rahman

A new World Bank report has ranked Bangladesh as South Asia’s worst-hit country by air pollution, with 100 percent of schoolchildren in Dhaka and nearby areas exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

Households and industries adopting LED lighting, efficient furnaces, waste-heat recovery contributed

The Digital Security Act (DSA) was widely used by politicians and government officials to settle personal disputes with journalists and to harass and intimidate them, according to a new study on the law.

Bangladesh’s faster regasification expansion and declining domestic gas fields to drive higher imports

Most of the power sector deals were signed by a nexus of private entities, government higher-ups and bureaucrats during the Awami League regime, found the national committee formed to review the power sector contracts.

Bangladesh and Pakistan yesterday agreed to expand economic cooperation by exploring new trade opportunities and enhancing direct connectivity through shipping links and air services.

Enough gas to keep 30 lakh kitchen burners alight for an entire year went up in smoke as system losses in fiscal year 2024-25.

The government is planning to relax key labour law requirements, significantly lowering the entry barrier for a trade union in any establishment.

Bangladesh’s power sector was long dominated by political influence, muscle power, and artificial crises designed to benefit a handful of companies during the deposed Awami League regime, said KM Rezaul Hasanat David, president of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA).

New policy removes state-run Power Development Board (PDB) as the sole buyer and seller from the process

The country’s overall gas supply dropped further last fiscal year, despite higher LNG imports, due to a continued decline in domestic production.

The govt needs to import as much as 50 percent of the country's annual urea demand

Despite its rich culture, diverse landscapes, and vibrant biodiversity, Bangladesh’s potential as a tourist destination remains underutilised, for which tour operators blame poor branding and inadequate infrastructure.

Taka devaluation puts strain on projects; govt in talks with Japan to adjust terms to keep them affordable

Patience, discipline, and long-term planning turned the tide for Islami Chhatra Shibir, delivering a Ducsu triumph once considered a pipe dream for the student front of Jamaat-e-Islami.

The much-anticipated Ducsu and hall union elections are set to be held today after a six-year pause, bringing renewed hope for campus democracy.

The upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union polls on September 9 are set to be highly competitive, with nearly 10 panels in the race. Students think no single panel is likely to secure a sweeping victory.

The manifestos of the panels contesting the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections lay bare how the university is still mired in long-unresolved problems even after more than a century of its founding.

Amendments to Bank Company Act also propose smaller boards, reducing family control

New rooftop solar programme is ambitious but faces hurdles, IEEFA warns