“Pay up or die by bullets” — this is the fear gripping people of Khulna as extortionists increasingly target businesses, private hospitals, clinics, doctors, landowners and even government officials.

The government aims to add 3,000-4,000 megawatts of solar power to the national grid before the start of next summer, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said. To facilitate the installation and ...

Garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur’s Naojor area on Tuesday, setting fire to roadside waste and bringing traffic to a standstill. The blockade began around 9:30am in front of ...

Bangladesh’s garment and textile industry cannot achieve its renewable energy transition through individual factory initiatives alone and needs coordinated action to overcome the energy crisis and ...

Emergency alert systems in Russia and Ukraine were hit in cyberattacks overnight, with fake warnings of possible nuclear ...

Clashes between police and garment workers erupted in Mirpur for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, disrupting traffic and prompting the temporary closure of Mirpur-11 metro station. The clashes ...

Bangladesh's progress should be measured not only by economic growth, but by whether every woman and girl can live safely, learn, earn, speak and participate on equal terms. A promise that must become ...

A Dhaka court has shown former Brahmanbaria-5 Member of Parliament (MP) Faizur Rahman Badal arrested in a case filed over the ...

November 3 is observed as Jail Killing Day, marking the assassination of four prominent national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975. The victims were Syed Nazrul Islam, acting ...

Ashulia’s industrial area remained tense on Tuesday as garment workers continued protesting for a minimum monthly wage of Tk30,000, extending unrest that has persisted for several days. Intermittent ...

A day-long workshop on disability-inclusive election reporting was held in Dhaka on Monday, bringing together 20 journalists ...

Four cases have been filed over two consecutive days of workers’ protests, clashes, arson and attacks on police in Mirpur, ...