Bangladesh in Crisis: Which way out?

This piece is not about the crisis or the chaos that the country is now facing after successfully toppling the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. Rather, it is about the crisis of confidence and social capital or trust — interlinked, nonetheless. The thread that binds a nation together is trust or

Famine imminent in north Gaza, an unprecedented crisis: UN

Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May unless there is urgent intervention, a United Nations-backed food security assessment warned Monday. "People in Gaza are starving to death right now. The speed at which this man- made hunger and malnutrition crisis

Power sector in deep crisis: Rizvi

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said the country's power sector had plunged into a deep crisis. Talking to reporters at BNP's Nayapalton office Rizvi said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader's recent remarks on the power situation contradict what Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Rohingya Crisis: US seeks sustained pressure on Myanmar

US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has called on the international community to maintain pressure on Myanmar's military regime to end the Rohingya crisis, and create the conditions for their voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable repatriation in the future. "We have a shared responsibility to

Global Crisis Revenue of Ctg port down

Due to the negative impact on the import and export trade caused by the global crisis including the Ukraine-Russia war, the income of Chattogram Port and Customs has been feared to decrease. The number of ships is also decreasing due to decrease in cargo transportation. Due to this, the port's

PM foresees no crisis in consumer goods

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday assured the people that there won't be any crisis of consumer goods in the country."There will be no problem regarding consumer goods. We've started importing (goods) from Ukraine and Russia as well," she said. The premier was addressing the 5th National Conference of Swadhinata

Country is not in crisis, BNP in crisis: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the people of the country are not facing any trouble rather the BNP and its politics are in crisis. The people of the country are not facing any danger, in fact, the people of the country are in danger because

PM urges businessmen to think about country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the businessmen to do business thinking about their country and its people as the world is going through a crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic. “You’re now thinking about profit. Earlier (during the BNP-Jamaat regime), a big portion of the profit