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No clear roadmap from political parties to tackle power, energy crisis

TDS Desk: As the 13th national parliamentary election approaches, political parties are making a range of promises to people. Major parties such as the BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National

No one can foil elections: Mirza Fakhrul

TDS Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that no one would be able to foil this year’s national election despite possible conspiracies. “In the past,

Chhatra Dal stages protest over derogatory remark on women from Jamaat chief’s ‘hacked’ X account

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal on Sunday (1 February) staged a protest march condemning what it described as “objectionable” remarks about working women posted from the X account of

BNP’s election run complicated by 92 rebel candidates

TDS Desk: As Bangladesh prepares for the 13th national elections, the BNP is grappling with an internal challenge, with 92 rebel candidates contesting in 79 constituencies, including around 30 prominent

How Bangladesh economy stands to gain as dollar hits four-year low

TDS Desk: The weakening dollar, which hit a four-year low last week against major global currencies amid rising tensions between the US and Europe over Greenland, is expected to help

MRT-1, MRT-5 face re-tender as bids far exceed approved costs

TDS Desk: The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has halted the procurement process for two major metro rail lines, initiating a total revision of project proposals to curb “abnormal”