7:56 pm, Tuesday, 9 December 2025
BREAKING NEWS
Call by the Chief Justice to Remove Complexities in Family Courts
Bangladesh’s judiciary is advancing through wide‑ranging reforms to ensure efficiency, accountability and citizen‑friendly services. Honourable Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed
Bangladeshi Passport Under Pressure: Visa Restrictions Surge Across Asia, Middle East, and North America
Over the past year, Bangladeshi passport holders have faced mounting visa denials and restrictions from more than a dozen countries
BRAC Launches 360° NCD Care Initiative
Health Overview Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for about 70 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh. With nearly 68 percent
Remembering the Seven: Japanese Lives Lost in the Holey Artisan Tragedy
On the night of July 1, 2016, terror shattered the calm of Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan neighborhood. Armed militants stormed the
Rice Price Surge Deepens Food Security and Inflation Crisis in Bangladesh
Three civil-society groups—the Bangladesh Food Security Network (KHANI), Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Chattogram, and ISDE Bangladesh—have sounded the alarm
Rockefeller Foundation Funds BRAC to Empower Women Farmers in Asia and Africa
$300,000 Grant to Support 3 Million Women Farmers The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $300,000 grant to BRAC to launch
Holey Artisan Attack: A Bloody Memory in Bangladesh’s Heart and the Global Reaction
On July 1, 2016, the horrific militant attack at the upscale Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area shook not
BRAC’s Emergency Action as Dengue Crisis Deepens in Barguna
Alarming Dengue Surge in Southern Bangladesh Dengue infections in Bangladesh have reached worrying levels, with the highest number of cases
Urban Women, Pandemic Lessons: New Study Sparks Health Preparedness Push
Research Dissemination Held in Dhaka On June 25, 2025, a significant research dissemination event was held at the Sasakawa Auditorium
Some Stability in Power and Gas, Yet Foreign Investment in Industry Remains Absent
Despite recent improvements in Bangladesh’s power and gas sectors, no significant foreign direct investment (FDI) has entered the industrial sector
