Barishal now has the highest poverty rate among Bangladesh's divisions, surpassing Rangpur, which reduced poverty from 47.2% in 2016 to 25% in 2022, while Barishal's rate rose slightly to 26.6%. In ...

Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday expressed concerns that Bangladesh could be drawn into a war without the consent of its people, following the interim government's decision to allow a 'humanitarian ...