Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has issued an order to shut universities across the country in order to conserve electricity and fuel, as the escalating conflict in West Asia intensifies the global energy crisis, local media reported on Monday. According to the directive issued by the Ministry of Education, the holidays will continue until the end of the holy Eid al-Fitr holiday as outlined in universities’ academic calendars.”To deal with the global crisis, it is necessary to sa…
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Private investment in Bangladesh fell to 22.03 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2024–25, marking the lowest level in 11 years, a report has said. The decline reflects growing challenges in the country’s investment climate and broader macroeconomic stress, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics cited by The Daily Star.Public investment also dropped for the third consecutive year as the implementation of the govern…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election on February 12 unfolded amid widespread generative AI misuse, narrative manipulation and social media led voter obstruction to shape electoral outcomes, a new report has claimed.The report from The Daily Star cited a report from a non-profit organisation Activate Rights which said generative AI was used to produce explicit images targeting female candidates and to fabricate minority voices urging votes for particular p…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The US‑Iran war is likely to disrupt transportation of Bangladesh’s exports to Europe and the US and affect the country’s overall macroeconomic stability, a report has said.The report from The Daily Star said rising prices of imported petroleum products and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and disruptions to industrial raw material supply chains are likely if the conflict continues. “Bangladesh is always a victim of geo‑political tension as the country is an import…
Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Backed by a two-thirds parliamentary majority, the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government has assumed office amid high public expectations, with restoring confidence in the country’s judiciary emerging as one of its most pressing challenges. According to a report, the justice system has in recent years generated growing public unease rather than reassurance, placing the onus on the new administration to deliver transparency, accountability, and me…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) Authorities at the Dhaka University have set up a three-member committee following allegations of harassment and assault of two women by university students, local media reported. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday near the Raju Sculpture at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the university campus.Speaking to Bangladesh’s leading newspaper, The Daily Star, Dhaka University Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed stated that the committee was formed after the two men wh…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) Several of the litigants in Bangladesh’s Barishal district have been unable to access judicial services following the suspension of court activities for three consecutive days in protest over the arrest of the district bar association and the filing of a case against 12 lawyers, local media reported. As the judicial services in all courts, including the District and Sessions Judge’s Court, remained non-functional, several litigants who arrived at the premises on Thursday mor…
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) A prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crime Tribunal (ICT) accused the outgoing Chief Prosecutor of the tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam, of corruption and irregularities, alleging that a syndicate led by him had turned the “Chair of the Chief Prosecutor” into a money-making tool.In a social media post on Monday, Prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud levelled allegations of multiple irregularities against Tajul as well as fellow prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim, citing money e…
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) A Bangladeshi police officer ordered a tea stall owner to stop playing carrom and watch television during Ramadan in Kushtia Sadar upazila, despite the absence of any directive from senior authorities, local media reported. The incident took place at Patikabari Bazar area during a visit by Kushtia-3 Jamaat-e-Islami MP Amir Hamza, who was accompanied by Moshiul Azam, in charge of Patikabari Police Camp under the Islamic University Police Station.A video recorded on February 2…
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) A Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was injured after unidentified assailants opened fire in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area, local media reported.This incident on Sunday night came just days after the BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, formed the government following its decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary elections.The 55-year-old injured Shafiqur Rahman, who serves as the joint general secretary of Kalabagan Ward-16 BNP, was shot outside the shoe market opposite Bashundh…