
Bangladesh merges three investment agencies under new Invest Bangladesh authority
Invest Bangladesh formally began operations Thursday after the government merged three agencies in an effort to streamline services and reduce barriers for investors.

Invest Bangladesh formally began operations Thursday after the government merged three agencies in an effort to streamline services and reduce barriers for investors.
A Dhaka court summarily dismissed a case against former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and 26 others over the vandalism and arson at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Dhanmondi 32 residence.
Retired Col. Oli Ahmad, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after losing Bangladesh’s presidential election Thursday, offering a public concession unusual in national politics.
Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Thursday that the government is moving to amend Article 70 of the Constitution and that the next presidential election would be held under the revised provision.
After the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, many of the army officers involved in the coup returned to the cantonment. Immediately after, the situation inside the cantonment began to change. What happened at the top level of the army at that time? What did the officers involved in the killing […]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president Thursday, winning 255 votes in the country’s first contested presidential election since 1991.
Police arrested the leaseholder of a central Kolkata hotel after a fire killed nine people, including five Bangladeshi nationals, authorities said.
A nationwide survey found 66.3% of respondents approve of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s performance after six months in office, while 54.5% rated the government’s overall performance positively.
A case has been filed against 27 people, including former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah, over the alleged attack and demolition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic Dhanmondi 32 residence.
Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 has opened registration for innovators, students, researchers, companies, government agencies, nonprofit groups, startups, and other participants, with applications due Aug. 30.