Energy crisis, rising costs squeeze Bangladesh's garment industry
Energy crisis, rising costs squeeze Bangladesh's garment industry

Bangladeshs garment sector is facing mounting pressure from a deepening energy crisis and rising production costs, threatening exports, employment and economic stability. Prolonged power outages, surging fuel and raw material prices, and weakening global demand have forced factories to cut...

Testimony begins in crimes against humanity trial involving Nanak, Taposh
Testimony begins in crimes against humanity trial involving Nanak, Taposh

Opening statements and witness testimony began on Monday in a crimes against humanity case against 28 people, including former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak and former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. The case relates to the killing of nine people in Mohammadpur...

Planning Commission flags rising inflation risk amid energy volatility
Planning Commission flags rising inflation risk amid energy volatility

Rising global energy costs and heightened tensions in the Middle East are creating fresh risks for inflation in Bangladesh, while exports are coming under pressure, according to the April economic update by the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission. The GED warned that...

JS passes bill on rehabilitation of uprising victims
JS passes bill on rehabilitation of uprising victims

National parliament on Friday passed a bill aimed at the welfare and rehabilitation of families of those killed and participants injured in the July mass uprising. The Welfare and Rehabilitation of Martyred Families and July Fighters in the July Mass Uprising Bill-2026 was introduced by Ahmed...

JS passes July Uprising indemnity bill
JS passes July Uprising indemnity bill

The Jatiya Sangsad has passed the July Uprising (Protection and Determination of Liability) Bill, 2026, to protect individuals, including students, who participated in the 2024 July Uprising, reports Daily Sun. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed placed the bill in the House on Wednesday and it was...