Bangladesh’s financial situation remains fragile and further economic deterioration could affect everyone, opposition lawmaker Saiful Alam Khan Milon said Saturday after a parliamentary committee meeting.
Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed authorities to accelerate efforts to curb river pollution, remove waste, restore navigability, and improve waterways around Dhaka.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed authorities to intensify nationwide cleanliness drives and public awareness campaigns with public participation to prevent dengue.
A Cox’s Bazar court on Friday sent six Chinese nationals to jail over allegations they were involved in an international online fraud ring, according to court and police officials.
Police seized 22,500 yaba tablets from a private car in Bandarban town Friday afternoon and arrested its driver, authorities said.
Bangladesh faces a sharp rise in energy subsidies as Middle East conflict disrupts liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and drives spot prices higher.
Bangladesh’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said Friday it arrested four people in Khulna over an alleged online betting and money laundering network that collected funds through mobile financial service (MFS) numbers and bank accounts before converting them into cryptocurrency and sending money abroad.
Bangladesh’s home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Thursday that the country’s law and order situation has improved by every measure compared with 2025, rejecting suggestions that crime has worsened.
Bangladesh has provided $1 million, equivalent to Tk 12.3 crore (approximately $1.002 million), to Nepal for relief, recovery, and humanitarian efforts after devastating floods and mudslides in the country’s northern region, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
Farmers across Bangladesh are struggling to obtain fertilizer as shortages, distribution problems, and alleged black-market sales raise fears of a deeper crisis during the coming Boro rice season.
