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FIRST PAGE

Measures speak less how to net 51pc higher revenue

An upscale proposed national budget worth Tk 9.38 trillion say...

Budget sets 10 priorities for growth

The government has set 10 strategic priorities in the national...

What’s up, what’s down_

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has brought some changes...

POLITICS & POLICIES

BNP's first budget puts jobs, investment, deregulation at centre stage

The BNP-led government's first budget has translated key election pledges...

NCP calls budget unrealistic, warns of larger deficit

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has criticised the proposed national...

Jamaat to give budget reaction today

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a press conference today (Friday) to...

Free train travel for senior citizens proposed

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday proposed granting...

Budget size matters little if funds siphoned off: AG

Attorney General (AG) Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal believes that preventing...

METRO / NEWS

Transport sector gets Tk 607.3b

The government has planned to build monorail and metro rail-based...

Phased new pay scale for public employees effective from July

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday announced that...

Tax cuts target cheaper lifesaving treatment

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has proposed removing value-added...

Three more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hrs-

The health authorities reported deaths of three more children with...

Long-term tax incentives proposed for semiconductor industry

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has proposed long-term fiscal...

VIEWS & OPINION

EDITORIAL

BB's agro-stimulus package — a timely initiative

The central bank's newly announced stimulus package carries several noteworthy...

In search of reliable and sustainable public transports

Traffic congestion in Dhaka has become so severe that it...

Tanguar Haor dying slowly

Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj is the country's second Ramsar Site...

Sexual abuse of boys

Sexual violence against children remains one of the most disturbing...

LAST PAGE

Inefficient power plants to be shut, deals reviewed

The government has planned to review controversial capacity charge and...

Govt plans to borrow Tk 1.12t from banks to offset revenue shortfall

The government plans to borrow Tk 1.12 trillion from the...

Economists warn of risks

Eminent economists have described the proposed national budget for fiscal...

Laudable amid execution challenges

Business leaders and organisations broadly welcomed the proposed FY27 national...

STOCK & CORPORATE

Prime Bank joins global climate finance initiative as PCAF signatory

Prime Bank has officially joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting...

SpaceX IPO draws more than $70b in retail orders

Elon Musk's SpaceX has drawn more than $70 billion in...

COUNTRY

Two individuals, three instts nominated for National Wildlife Conservation Award

Two individuals and three institutions have been nominated for the...

Five suffer burn injuries in N'ganj 'gas cylinder explosion'

NARAYANGANJ, June 11 (UNB): Five people including four members of...

Schoolboy hacked dead in Noakhali

NOAKHALI, June 11 (UNB): A Class-X student was hacked to...

WORLD

Number of forcibly displaced people dips to 118m: UN

GENEVA, June 11 (AFP): The number of forcibly displaced people...

Two Uyghur men sentenced to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing

BANGKOK, June 11 (Reuters): A Thai court handed out death...

SPORTS

World Cup's new rules

There is a raft of tweaks to the rules at...

Algeria thrash Bolivia 4-0 in unbroadcast WC warm-up

Algeria forward Amine Gouiri struck twice in their 4-0 win...

TRADE & MARKET

Price of gold drops to Tk 218,000 per bhori

The price of 22-carat gold has fallen by another Tk...

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh secures full licence

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh has once again...

Shopping malls to remain open from 11am to 9pm

The government has allowed shops and shopping centres to remain...

US-Bangla Airlines to hold blood donation campaign

US-Bangla Airlines, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Thalassemia Foundation, will...

World Bank cuts global growth outlook to 2.5pc

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters): The World Bank on Thursday cut...