Shaikh Abdullah

Shaikh Abdullah is a Special Correspondent covering the banking sector, government budget and development plan, alongside the economy and private sector. He has nearly two decades of financial reporting experience under this belt. Abdullah can be reached at [email protected]

A file photo of a gas refuelling station. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Fuel rationing begins as govt hunts for energy

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Energy

Bangladesh scrambles for alternatives as LNG from Qatar halts

Logo of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)
Economy

BGMEA halts new dealings with Aditya Birla-linked firm over unpaid $426,830 export bill

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken 22 June, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Energy

Hormuz shock puts Bangladesh's energy security at risk

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Legal basis sought for holding local govt polls

A file photo of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Third Terminal on the day of its soft opening, 7 October 2023. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Bangladesh

Japan talks revived as PM orders swift opening of Third Terminal

TBS Illustration
Economy

Uncertainty overshadows relief as Trump now raises tariff to 15%

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs an inter-ministerial meeting on 'Family Card' at the Secretariat in Dhaka on 19 February 2026. Photo: PID
Bangladesh

PM Tarique fast-tracks 'Family Card' to pilot in 8 upazilas before Eid

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) parade past the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Monday as preparations continue at the South Plaza ahead of Tuesday’s oath-taking ceremony for newly elected MPs in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Newly elected MPs, cabinet, Constitution Reform Council to take oath today

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Panorama

How the BNP wooed voters in most of the Awami League strongholds

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus visited Ganabhaban on 5 August 2025 to inspect the ongoing construction of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum. File Photo: Chief Adviser's Press Wing
Bangladesh

July Uprising Museum appoints manpower without written tests

There are constitutional hurdles preventing the current interim government from being transformed into a caretaker government. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Interim govt fails to disclose advisers' assets even a week before tenure ends

TBS Illustration
Economy

Costly interim policies to put mounting fiscal pressure on next govt