Bangladesh must pursue a foreign policy based on “strategic pragmatism” and national interest while avoiding alignment with any geopolitical blocs, said foreign policy experts and policymakers yesterday.

Japanese firms see promise in Bangladesh, but they attach great importance to economic, political, and social stability, said Tanaka Akihiko, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

When a recent earthquake shook Dhaka, Mohammad Mustakim, a resident of Chawkbazar, rushed out of his second-floor apartment and joined his neighbours on the street after the tremor stopped.

Family members and locals recover the bodies after they fail to resurface

Says govt to set up 50-bed dialysis centres at all medical college hospitals

Son of poet Sufia Kamal, he began his journalism career in 1957

Extends greetings on occasion of US Independence Day, highlights progress in trade, energy and investment

Finance minister says budget prepared considering the potential of every region

They also called for prioritising national interest, avoiding alignment with competing geopolitical blocs

LGRD minister calls for social resistance against drugs, gambling, dowry and child marriage

Farmers say eggs sell for Tk 6.50 apiece despite production costs of Tk 8.50-9

Holiday lowers electricity demand, bringing relief after prolonged outages

Hundreds of people suffer as road links are cut in three villages

Rashtra Sanglap Forum also complaints that they disrespected July uprising, its memorial; police say investigation is underway

Families of those killed and injured in the 2024 movement attend the remembrance programme in Dhaka

During the programme, he met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior leaders and signed the condolence book

Encroachment, pollution and embankments choke rivers near Sundarbans; lack of dredging worsens salinity, waterlogging

A Dhaka court yesterday sent a former assistant superintendent of police to jail in a case over the alleged enforced disappearance of Sukhranjan Bali, a prosecution witness in the crimes against humanity trial of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee.

For nearly three years, 112 kilometres of roads across Khulna city have remained unrepaired as the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and Khulna WASA have been locked in a disagreement over bearing the repair costs under the Khulna Sewerage System Development Project.

Bangladesh Police has proposed renaming its specialised counterterrorism agency, the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), and expanding its mandate to cover broader internal security and national stability, prompting concerns among serving officers that the move could dilute its core counterterrorism mission.