New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The US-Bangladesh trade deal “mirrors colonial economics much in the same way that the British exploited India during the pre-Independence era”, according to an article in the Bangladeshi media.The article in Dhaka’s The Daily Star points out that while the trade deal with the Trump administration allows Bangladesh’s garment exports to enter the US market at “zero duty”, it also makes it mandatory for Bangladesh to produce these goods with cotton and fibre imported fro…
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Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed heart-wrenching losses, including youth dying in foreign wars, bodies lost at sea, and families left in eternal grief and debt. These are not mere accidents of geography or the actions of distant traffickers but the direct and predictable result of long-standing internal failures in “economic planning, education, migration governance, and political leadership”, a report mentioned. “On May 2, 28-year-old Md Riyad Rashid from Kishoreganj was killed i…
Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) At least 12 more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 451, as the country grapples with a worsening health crisis, according to local media reports.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning.Among the 12 deaths, four were confirmed measles cases, while the remaining eight children died with sympt…
Dhaka, May 15 (IANS) Bangladesh continues to face alarming levels of intimate partner violence, with global and national data analyses highlighting it as one of the most persistent and least addressed forms of abuse against women in the country, according to local media reports.As the world observes the International Day of Families on Friday, the findings from Bangladesh reveal a troubling reality– violence within intimate relationships remains pervasive, affecting women’s wellbeing and weak…
Dhaka, May 14 (IANS) At least eight more people have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 432, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning.Amid a rapidly worsening measles outbreak in the country, the number of confirmed and suspected measles cases crossed 60,000 during the same period.The DGHS recorde…
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) At least 200 lawyers in Bangladesh associated with the Awami League have been banned from contesting in at least 13 bar association elections since January, local media reported on Tuesday, citing members of lawyers’ associations across the country. Although many attempted to contest as independent candidates, they were reportedly prevented from collecting or submitting nomination papers, with several nominations cancelled by bar associations.Amid growing concerns over the r…
Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) Political cartoons in Bangladesh, once regarded as a sharp and fearless medium of public dissent and satire, are steadily disappearing from mainstream media amid growing corporate influence, self-censorship, and the monetisation of news content, according to a report.The concerns were highlighted in an interview published by Bangladesh-based English daily, The Daily Star, authored by Khairul Hassan Jahin, in which leading Bangladeshi cartoonist Mehedi Haque reflected on the …
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Bangladesh’s public debt climbed past Tk 22 lakh crore by December 2025, with the government increasingly relying on domestic borrowing to reduce exposure to foreign exchange risks and strengthen fiscal stability, a report has said.The report published in The Daily Star highlighted that the finance ministry’s latest quarterly bulletin showed that total public debt rose sharply over the last few years, increasing from Tk 13.44 lakh crore in June 2022 to Tk 18.9 lakh cr…
Dhaka, May 6 (IANS) At least six children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, pushing the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 317, as the country grapples with an alarming health crisis, according to local media reports. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday morning.The DGHS stated that among the six fatalities, two patients had tested positive for measles, while four die…
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) As the crackdown on pro-Awami League lawyers intensifies across Bangladesh, several have accused Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed lawyers of obstruction and assault while attempting to collect nomination papers for the upcoming Chattogram District Bar Association (CDBA) election, local media reported. The incident unfolded on Monday afternoon at the Bar Library entrance in the Bar Association when a group of lawyers, led by pro-Awami League presidential candidate Abdur Ras…