BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has vowed to ensure equal political space for all parties, stating that power cannot be sustained through state oppression.

Bangladesh's defaulted loans spiked by Tk 31,487 crore in Q1, reaching Tk 588,704 crore. The official NPL ratio now sits at 32.26%, ten times higher than the international risk threshold.

Banned or sentenced, Sheikh Hasina declared her return to Bangladesh will be entirely her decision, ignoring foreign powers while slamming the Yunus-initiated ICT amendments as political revenge.

Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury confirmed Bangladesh will exit its current IMF deal to negotiate a fresh $3-year, $5 billion loan package aligned with public interest.

Outgoing Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma called for a new future-oriented agenda between India and Bangladesh during a farewell call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka.