Living cost in Dhaka down midyear
The cost of living in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital city, declined midyear in 2025 compared to the same period last year, aided by local production, according to a database that tracks global living conditions.The latest crowdsourced data of Serbia-based Numbeo-world's largest cost-of-living database--show Dhaka's cost-of-living index stood at 23.5 in June...
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Reform proposals sought from NBR officials in 2 weeks
The interim government has instructed officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit written proposals within two weeks, outlining specific amendments they wish to see in the Rules of Business, the Allocation of Business, and the organogram. This directive is part of the ongoing efforts to reform the...
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'Crucial meeting' on in US about tariff relief
During his conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio couple of days back, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said general election would be held "as soon as possible" and also mentioned reforms. Foreign Affairs Adviser of the interim government Touhid Hossain Thursday stated this when asked about the talking...
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Businesses agog for reciprocally beneficial deal to scale tariff walls
Exporters here are agog for a reciprocally beneficial deal as a Bangladesh trade mission and their US counterparts sit for striking trade agreement before the United States imposes punitive tariffs that will make exports expensive. Announced by US President Donald Trump-what are dubbed global tariff and trade wars-the new levies...
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Parties agree on amending presidential clemency, decentralising judiciary
Political parties have agreed on the provision related to amending presidential clemency, citing instances of widespread misuse of power, Prof Ali Riaz, vice-chairman of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), said after Thursday's meeting.There has been widespread misuse of power of the president to grant pardons. That is why political parties...
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Prayer Timings (2025-07-04)
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