Women’s massive contribution to the July uprising in 2024, much like in the Language Movement of 1952 and the Liberation War of 1971, is gradually being erased, said Mirza Taslima Sultana, a professor of Jahangirnagar University.

Doing business in Bangladesh remains difficult due to persistent inflation, policy uncertainty, governance weaknesses, and poor implementation of reforms, said speakers at the Bengal Delta Conference 2026 yesterday.

Although now largely ceremonial, Bangladesh’s presidency has repeatedly been rocked by assassinations, military coups, constitutional changes, uprisings and political crises.

The US has imposed a 10 percent tariff on imports from Bangladesh along with 17 other countries, as the countries have not done enough to prevent the import of raw materials produced using forced labour.

After Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation, debate within the ruling BNP has centred on one question: who will be Bangladesh’s next president?

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said Mohammed Shahabuddin deserved credit for maintaining constitutional continuity during the political transition in August 2024, despite criticism over his role before the July uprising.

Domestic output meets less than one-fifth of annual demand

Former president Mohammed Shahabuddin said he resigned of his own accord, describing life at Bangabhaban as restrictive and saying he now felt free.

Mohammed Shahabuddin yesterday resigned as Bangladesh’s president, citing ill health, ending days of speculation over his future.

Under a gloomy afternoon sky at Karwan Bazar, Abdul Barek stood in front of a vegetable shop, quietly asking the price of one item after another. The 50-year-old finally settled on half a kilogram of okra.

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Khulna University students yesterday boycotted all academic and administrative activities, demanding a fair investigation after a man was detained for allegedly placing a mobile phone inside a washroom at a women’s residential hall.

Tajuddin Ahmad, the first prime minister of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, believed the state and religion should exist as completely separate entities in the post-liberation era, said Dhaka University Emeritus Professor AF Serajul Islam Choudhury yesterday.

Two men were arrested for allegedly raping and attempting to rape two girls, while another was sued for trying to rape a woman in three districts yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday called upon global investors to become long-term partners in Bangladesh’s economic transformation, saying his government is committed to building a $1 trillion economy by 2034 through investment-friendly reforms and private sector-led growth.

A van driver died after becoming trapped while trying to extinguish a fire at a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) warehouse in Chapainawabganj’s Nachole upazila on Wednesday night.

Bangladesh has expressed optimism that the upcoming visit of US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor would help strengthen relations between Bangladesh and the US.

Amnesty International yesterday urged the government to stop criminalising freedom of expression and immediately release everyone detained solely for exercising that right.