THE current generation of students, often termed Gen Z, has a unique approach to engaging with the world. Unlike prior generations, they shun traditional media such as television, preferring instead a diverse array of digital platforms. This shift signifies more than just a technological change; it represents a fundamental transformation...
THE quota reform movement, a movement birthed from the desperate cries of Bangladesh鈥檚 youth, has transformed into a chilling indictment of a nation in crisis. What began as a plea for equitable opportunities in government service has morphed into a battleground where students face the full force of a militarised police state...
Amid the ongoing crisis, entrepreneurs in the e-commerce sector have sought government assistance to recover from the extensive damage caused by the disruption of internet services and other issues...
State minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid said Summit Group鈥檚 LNG terminal needed 10 more days to resume operation to supply imported LNG to the national gas grid.
Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday its orders rebounded in the second quarter and it will receive insurance payments of more than 500 million euros as it recovers from a crisis over faulty sleep machines...
THE job and social quota system has always been there and exists in one form or other in many countries...
China posted on Monday lower than expected growth in the second quarter, with all eyes on how top officials gathering for a key meeting in Beijing might seek to tackle the country鈥檚 deepening economic malaise...
France does not know where its government is headed and the armed forces also took an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march on Sunday....
Environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury called upon the United Nations to be more responsive to the needs of the developing countries, especially the most vulnerable ones in addressing those challenges...
The repair work to Anwara-Foujdarhat pipeline has been completed by the Gas Transmission Company of Bangladesh, PGCB, and, therefore, it is expected that the ongoing gas crisis may ease, said a press release on Friday....
Interbank foreign exchange market transactions plunged to $16.7 billion in the July-March period of the 2023-24 financial year due to scarcity of dollars in the market...
THE world is at its most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Back then, however, the fear of total destruction consumed the public; today, few people seem even to be aware of this possibility...
The persistent gas crisis has turned acute in most areas of Dhaka, seriously affecting public life and forcing many to opt for alternative fuels and rely on food from...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a new government on Wednesday, just months after starting his third six-year term as the country grapples with a severe economic crisis.
THE shortage of the dollar that has persisted for more than two years has severely constrained the economy, with a deleterious impact especially on trade. Now, it is the shortage of the taka, or liquidity crisis, in banks that is said to be further constraining the economy. The situation has left the government in a tight spot...
The Bangladesh Bank sold $12.8 billion from its foreign exchange reserves to banks in the just concluded financial year 2023-24 amid a severe dollar crisis in the country鈥檚 financial sector...
All 31 big US banks have passed the Federal Reserve鈥檚 annual 鈥榮tress test鈥櫬燿esigned to assess how well they would fare in a major financial crisis, the US central bank said Wednesday, while warning that losses would be higher than last year...
The decreasing `idle鈥� funds from state-owned and autonomous bodies has exacerbated the government鈥簊 current fund crisis, economists said...
Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said on Thursday that they had to follow the World Bank for foreign currencies, while former state minister for...
GoodS transport to and from Saint Martins island through trawlers and boats has remained suspended for nearly a week due to repeated shelling from Myanmar at the Teknaf border, leading to a...
Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said that elections in the country are not being participatory due to a crisis in politics...
THIS spring, Iran鈥檚 unprecedented direct military tit-for-tat escalation against its regional arch-foe Israel amid the ongoing Gaza war was accompanied by a deteriorating domestic landscape marked by higher repression and a deepening economic crisis...
THE exploitation of migratory waves to affect opposing national economies in a global context open to economic warfare appears today as a paradigm. This makes the management of the migration issue a problem with a global dimension that requires a well-coordinated global response...
Around 700 residents of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj on Saturday blocked the busy Dhaka-Chattogram highway demanding a solution to the prolonged gas crisis.
Aspiring migrant workers who have failed to go to Malaysia even after depositing larger amounts of money are now grappling with uncertainty over refund of the money from the agencies...
Production in more than 1,000 textile mills in the country has plummeted by 50-65 per cent over the past month due to a severe shortage of gas supply, according to the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association...
Residents in several sectors in the capital鈥檚 Uttara and its adjacent areas are facing an acute water crisis.
The persistent dollar crisis in Bangladesh has exacerbated various economic issues, including inflation, rising business costs, an energy crisis, and mounting government foreign debt payments...
The manufacturing sector of the country has been hindered by lower consumption in both domestic and external level amid high inflation, import restrictions due to a dollar crisis and shortage of gas and electricity over the past few months, according to the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry鈥檚 economic review...
Thespian Mamunur Rashid delivered a lecture on crisis in culture at the Riddhi Gallery in Mirpur recently, said a press release...