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Odds favour election in February 2026

COP30 focuses on countries’ need for climate resilience

With typhoons tearing across Southeast Asia this week while areas of Jamaica and Brazil are still clearing debris from d...

ASK finds evidence of police torture of Apel

The Ain o Salish Kendra has found preliminary evidence of human rights violations in an incident of alleged torture in p...

Bangladesh 13th in Long-Term Climate Risk Index

Bangladesh has been ranked 13th in the Long-Term Climate Risk Index (CRI), reflecting its continued vulnerability to cli...

Pakistan survive Hasaranga scare to win Rawalpindi thriller

Salman Agha's unbeaten century and Haris Rauf's four-wicket burst powered Pakistan to a narrow six-run win over Sri Lank...

Weak stocks outpace blue chips in puzzling mismatch

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shares of several little-known drugmakers are trading at prices far above those of lo...

Current account slips back into deficit

The current account balance, which records the country's transactions with the rest of the world, has slipped back into...

Packaged food market poised to reach $5.8b by 2030

Bangladesh's packaged food industry is on a rapid growth trajectory, with the market projected to reach $5.8 billion by...

Factories shut after July uprising still struggle to reopen

KEY POINTSMore than a year after the July uprising and the unrest that forced scores of factories to shut, many units re...

Reforms overdue on tax assessment

Unlike in many other countries, honest taxpayers in Bangladesh often face higher taxes, harassment and injustice, and ar...