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Johurs represent Bangladesh at Las Vegas Int’l Confce

A Bangladeshi family of scholars has brought pride to the nation by representing Bangladesh at the AECT International Convention 2025, held from October 20–24, 2025, in Las Vegas, USA.
[caption id="attachment_34229" align="alignleft" width="488"] Photo from left: Parvej Ahmed, Torosa Johur, Tonia Dousay, Tutaleni Iita Asino, Dr. Johurul Islam[/caption] Dr. Mohammad Johurul Islam, a distinguished legal educator, founder of Rabindra Maitre...

Building an ethical economy beyond capitalism

Farrukh Khosru: Despite their regional distinctions, today’s global crises reveal striking structural similarities rooted in the inherent weaknesses of dominant economic paradigms. The prevailing capitalist system — upheld by institutional and ideological mechanisms — has consistently failed to secure distributive justice and equitable ownership.

Highlights:

  • Reinvention of capitalism and ...

New US envoy Christensen hopes Dhaka-Washington further partnership

Nominee for the post of United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, Brent Christensen, has expressed his intent to strengthen cooperation with Bangladesh’s current Interim Government and its future democratically elected government to advance the Dhaka-Washington partnership further. “If confirmed, I look forward to leading the Embassy Dhaka team to build strong ties with both the current Interim Government and its democratically elected successor to advance the US-Bangladesh relationship,” he told the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in his opening statement during his nomination hearing in Washington, DC, on Thursday.

13 projects worth Tk1,988cr approved by Ecnec

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 13 projects with an estimated cost of Tk 1,988.09 crore.  The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC with Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair at the NEC conference room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Of the total projects cost, Tk 1,885.07 crore will come from the government's fund, Tk 53.02 crore as project assistance, while the remaining Tk 50 crore will be bo...

Dhaka-Savar Highway:  A death trap to commuters

Dr. Syed Nesar Ahmad Rumy
We know Savar is an important township near Dhaka and Dhaka-Aricha-Paturia was almost a lifeline between western and eastern part of Bangladesh about 30 years back. Before construction of Jamuna Bridge and Padma Bridge this highway was only entry point by road for the people of northern and south-western part of Bangladesh. After completion of Jamuna and Padma Bridges the importance of this highway does not decrease. Maybe, the volumes of passengers have been reduced but ove...

German ambassador meets Info Adviser

German Ambassador to Dhaka Ruediger Lotz today met with Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam at his office at Secretariat on Monday. [caption id="attachment_34203" align="alignleft" width="522"] German Ambassador to Dhaka Ruediger Lotz today met with Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam at his office at the Secretariat. Photo: PID[/caption]
During the meeting, Mahfuj Alam said that the government is working towards holding the national elections in the first half of Februar...
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