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Eid-ul-Azha on June 7

All are agog for the fiesta as Eid-ul-Azha, the second- biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on June 7 (Saturday).The decision was made earlier at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation on May 28 with Religious Adviser AFM...

Unblocking payments, shareholder dividends ignites investment zeal

A faster coordinated action by the interim government resolving several longstanding issues of payment obligations and shareholder dividends with three prominent multinational corporations in order to ease foreign-investment facilities in Bangladesh regenerates investment vibes. Industry stakeholders assert that such decisive actions will help eliminate uncertainties, enhance investor confidence, and reinforce...

Disappearances probe confirms 1,350 cases, may surpass 3,500

Disappearances probe has confirmed 1,350 cases and anticipates the figure of missing to surpass 3,500-many having no hope of return, officials say. According to the second interim report of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, the intelligence wing of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) came out to be the...

Anticipation rife about Yunus-Tarique meet

Speculations run high about a chance meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and long-exiled BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman during the UK visit of the head of interim government. Chief Adviser Yunus is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom on June 9-13, incidentally, in the wake of tensions over...

Opinions on FY 26 budget till Jun 19

The government will receive public opinion and suggestions on the proposed FY26 budget until June 19.After incorporating the acceptable opinions and suggestions, the cabinet will approve the budget on June 22, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed told reporters Wednesday after a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase...

Govt rethinks mandatory tax proof for 12 services

Mandatory furnishing of Proof of Submission of Return (PSR) for securing a plethora of services as a measure of boosting government revenues is being derogated for certain service deliveries to remove unwanted hurdles.The initial move to mandate PSR played a significant role in increasing income-tax -return submissions, officials say. Bu...

Holiday Notice_2025-06-05

The offices of The Financial Express (FE) will remain closed on June 05-June 09 (Thursday-Monday) on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul-Azha. Therefore, there will be no issue of the FE on June 06-June 10 (Friday-Tuesday).The online section of the newspaper will remain open as usual.