Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
White House Official Says Trump Administration Is on ‘Firm Legal Ground’ with $5 Billion Foreign Aid Pocket Rescissions
Breitbart
·
August 29, 2025
A White House official said Friday that the White House’s roughly $5 billion foreign aid pocket rescission package, which will not require congressional approval, is on solid legal ground. The official joined reporters on a press call after Trump...
Standing here on August 25, 2025, it feels as if the great poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote these line ...
Dhaka Courier
·
“My eyes see everything as beautiful. Everything is new, everything is pure—the sky is blue, the forest is green, the clear moonlight, the soft flowers. Everything is like me. They just laugh, they just sing, they want to laugh and play and die.''...
Dhaka trade fair to lose ‘international’ tag
BDNews24
·
The government has decided to drop the word "international" from the "Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)", rebranding it as the “Dhaka Trade Fair (DTF)” starting next year. The DITF, jointly organised by the commerce ministry and the Export...
Pakistan deputy PM set to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow, key agreements on cards
The Business Standard
·
August 22, 2025
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (23 August) afternoon on a special flight for a two-day official visit. The visit centres on a bilateral foreign minister-level meeting, with both...
Bangladeshi winners of Huawei's contest visit China
Xinhua News Agency
·
DHAKA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The winners of Huawei's "Seeds for the Future 2025 Bangladesh" have started their 10-day trip to China, said a statement from Huawei Bangladesh on Sunday. According to the statement, this program is designed to enhance...
6 compete for each seat as Dhaka Central University holds first admission test
The Business Standard
·
August 22, 2025
The first-ever admission test of the proposed Dhaka Central University is being held today (22 August), with six candidates competing for each seat in the 'Kha' unit under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The one-hour admission test for...
Why did students in Bangladesh turn towards fundamentalism?
India Today
·
August 22, 2025
In the 1960s, the students of Bangladesh were the vanguard of the independence movement. After independence, divisions arose among them, but none turned toward fundamentalism. The 1972 Constitution of Bangladesh, under Article 38, explicitly...
Bangladesh’s economic performance has been unique post-uprising
Daily Star
·
August 18, 2025
Last year, after the violent change in power through the mass uprising, when the interim government assumed the responsibility of salvaging the economy from the brink of total collapse, the task to bring it back on track seemed almost impossible....
What’s now called ‘Bangladeshi’ language was excluded by secular sadhu-bhasha long ago
The Print
·
August 22, 2025
In discussing the underlying history behind the category “Bangladeshi” or “Musalmani-Bengali,” I contend that it does not pertain to the conversations around illegal immigrants or Bengali culture. Rather, being a colonial and Bengali elite...
Bangladesh’s Rooftop Solar Goal Faces Deadline Pressure and Capacity Challenges
Energetica India
·
August 18, 2025
IEEFA warns Bangladesh’s 3,000 MW rooftop solar target by December 2025 is overly ambitious, citing limited rooftop potential, EPC capacity constraints, funding delays, and technical risks, despite regional examples offering lessons for success....
Breaking silence about student mental health
New Age Bangladesh
·
by Nadia Afroze Disha 30 August, 2025, 00:00 SANJANA (pseudonym) is a third-year student at one of the most renowned universities of Bangladesh where she finds herself constantly struggling with rigorous routines, weekly tests and assignments, and...
AI Advances Kidney Stone Diagnosis Through Imaging
Bioengineer.org
·
August 29, 2025
In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Discover Artificial Intelligence, researchers are revolutionizing the diagnosis of kidney stones through the application of artificial intelligence driven radiographic imaging. The research,...
Bangladesh cotton partnership announced
Knitting Industry
·
CottonConnect has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh’s Cotton Development Board (CDB) to improve the quality, sustainability, marketability and traceability of Bangladeshi cotton. The partnership aims to strengthen links...
Bangladesh’s national rooftop solar programme of 3,000MW overly ambitious: IEEFA
United News of Bangladesh
·
The US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis in a briefing note released on Monday called Bangladesh government’s target to install 3,000-MW solar capacity in public buildings’ rooftops by the end of this year overly...
Jam Kamal holds productive discussions with Bangladesh’s adviser ...
The Nation
·
August 22, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held productive discussions with Bangladesh’s Adviser for Industries Adilur Rahman Khan in Dhaka on Thursday to explore avenues for industrial cooperation between the two countries. Pakistan’s High...
Bangladesh’s 3,000MW rooftop solar programme by December may be overly ambitious, says IEEFA
The Business Standard
·
August 18, 2025
The Bangladesh government has announced a new programme to install 3,000 megawatts of rooftop solar capacity by December 2025, amid the ongoing energy crisis, according to a briefing note published by the Institute for Energy Economics and...
Pakistan, Bangladesh eye value-added goods trade
The Express Tribune
·
August 22, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday night to begin a four-day official visit, scheduled from August 21 to 24. Upon his arrival in Dhaka, he was received by Bashiruddin, Adviser for Commerce of...
2 govt representatives visit injured BUET student
BDNews24
·
Two special assistants to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus have visited Syed Shadid Nasif, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), who was injured during the police crackdown on the engineering students’ protest....
10 hurt as Dhaka College, City College students clash again
New Age Bangladesh
·
Staff Correspondent 21 August, 2025, 15:41 Students of Dhaka College and City College clash at Science Lab crossing in Dhaka on Thursday. | Md Saurav At least 10 people, including police personnel and students, were injured after a section of the...
7 hurt as students of Dhaka College, City College clash
Daily Star
·
August 21, 2025
A clash between the students of Dhaka College and Dhaka City College broke out at Science Lab and adjacent areas yesterday, leaving several people injured. The intermittent clashes, which lasted for more than three hours, caused severe traffic...