The Yunus-Modi meeting is less about conviction and more about pragmatism.
Frustrated as the chief adviser has yet to clearly specify when the election will be held, the BNP is making preparations to take to the streets with a demand for polls by December.
To his credit, Sarjis Alam attempted to explain his 100-car motorcade on Facebook, albeit by way of answering Tasnim Jara's query about the source of his funds
Can such a deeply rooted political entity be banned out of existence?
The BNP submitted its feedback yesterday. So far, 15 other parties have submitted theirs.
Party leaders argue these are "attempts to incite tensions between the military and the public, creating political unrest"
BNP leaders believe that the government is trying to cater to the interests of multiple political groups, which may explain the conflicting statements.
This death -- or perhaps murder -- is not just a loss for the family, but a collective failure of our society to keep children safe
Children under 5 years particularly vulnerable, says global study
BNP reshuffled its central executive committee yesterday, a day after dissolving some city units over their failure to make the anti-government movement a success.
The BNP has started reorganising the party to inject vigour and form a strong base to relaunch its anti-government movement.
Soil degradation in Bangladesh is happening at a faster pace than earlier thought, and it is threatening the country’s food security.
For instance, the outlay for the health sector was Tk 25,028 crore in 2021-22, representing 4.8 percent of the budget of Tk 518,188 crore. It was five percent in the previous fiscal year when the government spent Tk 21,647 crore under a Tk 460,160 crore budget.
The country experienced heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Remal, yet people from various regions reported still feeling sweaty and uncomfortable. Meteorologists explained that this discomfort is primarily due to the excessive moisture in the air.
The country experienced heavy rainfall yesterday due to Cyclone Remal, but people from different parts of the country reported still feeling hot and discomfort
Remal was part of a new trend of cyclones that take their time before making landfall, are slow-moving, and cause significant downpours, flooding coastal areas and cities.
Bangladesh is experiencing a faster sea-level rise than the global average of 3.42mm a year, which will impact food production and livelihoods even more than previously thought, government studies have found.
Dhaka is now one of the fastest-warming cities in the world, as it has seen a staggering 97 percent rise in the number of days with temperature above 35 degrees Celsius over the last three decades.
