December2024

On Friday, US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union unless the unit closed its “tremendous” trade gap with Washington by buying more gas and oil. “I told the European Union that...

According to data from Bangladesh Bank (BB), loan disbursements through agent banking increased 48.60 percent year over year (Y-o-Y) to reach Taka 21,089.81 crore at the end of September 2024, driven by increased rural residents’ access...

The European Union (EU) has announced one million euro in humanitarian aid to address the alarming spread of hepatitis C in the Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar.  This funding will support the response plan spearheaded by...

Md. Nahid Islam, an information and broadcasting adviser, advocated today for a stronger cultural campaign to inspire people to oppose fascism. “Though one particular political fascist-force has been eliminated through July-August mass uprising, but still there...

Three projects totaling US$1.16 billion have been approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors to assist Bangladesh in enhancing water and sanitation facilities, improving health services, and achieving more environmentally friendly and climate-resilient development....

The Rohingya issue must be resolved for Myanmar to have long-term peace and stability, according to Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain today. According to a news release from the foreign ministry here, he made the...

Weeks before Donald Trump takes office and threatens to deport millions of migrants, US immigration authorities deported more than 270,000 people last fiscal year, according to data released Thursday. As the penultimate annual report under President...

Amidst regional uncertainty, including the conflict in Gaza and unrest in Syria, Egypt hosted the leaders of Iran and Turkey for an eight-nation meeting on Thursday. The gathering of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also...

According to Chris Papageorgiou, head of the IMF Mission to Bangladesh, the $645 million fourth tranche of the IMF’s ongoing credit program should be accessible by February 10. “The IMF will place the fourth tranche of...

The government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Police based Loan (PBL). Under the agreement ABD would provide JPY ninety-one billion seven hundred sixty-four million (equivalent to $600 million) to Bangladesh for...