Europe is on the verge of a big new crisis, just six years after the last one

Could it be that Europe is facing yet another existential crisis, six years after financial meltdown threatened the eurozone's collapse?

Is Trump giving North Korea a pass on nukes?

President Trump appears finally to be acknowledging the limitations of his anti-Kim Jong Un tirades, and as a result, seems to be edging towards a weaker nuke deal than he used to have with Iran.

Medical education quality in Bangladesh dips due to shortage of teachers, facilities

The quality of medical education is getting compromised at medical colleges in Bangladesh due to inadequate hospital facilities and shortage of teachers, libraries and labs.

Bank owners in Bangladesh put BB, policymakers on trot

Bank owners’ using powers to realise ‘undue’ demands thwarted the role of the Bangladesh Bank while the government’s bailing out the almost bankrupt Farmers Bank, hit by loan scams, set a bad precedent in the ailing banking sector in the outgoing financial year 2018.

Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees

Myanmar is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return, the country’s national security adviser Thaung Tun said on Saturday.

Mistakes can take place in major drives: Quader

Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said ‘one or two mistakes’ might take place in a big operation like the ongoing anti-drug drive.

SC extends stay on Khaleda’s bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday extended stay on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail until June 24 in two Comilla cases

Sale of advance bus tickets starts

With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, people are now crowding different inter-district bus counters selling advance tickets in the capital on Wednesday

OUTGOING FISCAL 2017-18 Inflation calculation belies price hikes in Bangladesh

The official calculation of inflation remained close to the target set in the national budget for the outgoing financial year 2018 while consumers continued to feel the pinch of price hike of essentials.

India should remember what we’ve given: Hasina

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that India should remember forever what her government had given to it and she did not seek any kind of return from the neighbouring country