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The lessons of Bangladesh

It’s the middle of the night, and news is breaking around the globe as most of Bloomington-Normal sleeps. A mild-mannered professor from Illinois State University is often awake in these quiet hours. There’s a 12-hour time difference between Bangladesh and Bloomington-Normal, so Dr. Ali Riaz often finds himself monitoring events in his home country deep into the night. The Distinguished Professor in Illinois State’s Department of Politics and Government is a scholar of South Asian politics, especially the political landscape in his native land. Last August, an uprising led mostly by students rejecting the government’s turn to full-blown autocracy caused Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to leave the country after 15 years in office. An interim government, le...

Construction chemicals sector to hit $479.4m by 2033

The construction chemicals market in Bangladesh is set for substantial growth, with projections estimating the market will reach US$ 479.4 million by 2033. The sector is expanding at a significant pace, driven by rapid urbanisation, increased infrastructure projects, and a growing demand for durable and sustainable building materials.

Construction chemicals play a vital role in modern building prac...

Bangladesh’s exports to Tripura soar with Yunus assumes office

Trade organisations in Tripura, India, have urged the central government to address the growing trade deficit with Bangladesh, which has widened since Muhammad Yunus assumed office in August last year.

Reports suggest that Bangladesh's exports to Tripura and other northeastern states have increased, with goods such as fish, cement, food items, construction materials, steel sheets, PVC pipes, soft drinks, ready-made garments, melamine,...

Khaleda urges party men to remain united for democracy

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has urged her party men to remain united to establish democracy. "We must cooperate with each other. We must establish the people's right to vote through our united efforts," she said.

Khaleda Zia said this while addressing a function virtually from London with senior party leaders at the party’s Chairperson's Gulshan political office on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr yesterday evening.

Party’s acting chairman Tarique ...

IMF team to review Bangladesh’s loan progress in April

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on 5 April to assess progress on various conditions before the disbursement of the fourth and fifth instalments of the loan. According to sources from the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance, the team will engage in continuous discussions with various government departments from 6 April for a two-week period.

During this visit, the IMF delegation is expected to hold meetings with the Finance Division, the National ...

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