For starters, we need to make transparency a right, not a favour. Every ministry should publish its spending, projects, and results so that people can understand them.

The warning came just days before the Trump administration imposed a sweeping 35 percent US tariff on all Bangladeshi exports

The current political atmosphere is not yet suitable for a free and fair national election, Syed Abdullah Md Taher, nayeb-e-ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, said yesterday.

It can be argued that BNP is not opposed to reform.

Bangladesh has the potential to attract significant investment and generate millions of jobs by carrying out key reforms in four promising sectors -- green readymade garments (RMG), housing for the middle class, paint and dyes, and digital financial services, according to a new report by the World Bank Group.