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Bangladesh to seek $1.0b in budget support

Bangladesh will seek one-billion-dollar budget support from Japan during the Chief Adviser's upcoming visit, which will also yield some bilateral cooperation accords, officials said.Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to visit Tokyo on May 28-31, with these matters high on agenda, the foreign adviser told The Financial Express Sunday.Officials...

Revenue misses target by Tk 715b until April

Taxmen stroll far behind the pared-down target for the outgoing fiscal by Tk 714.76 billion or 38.02 per cent, as of April, fundamentally for sluggish investment and ongoing macroeconomic challenges.To rub salt into the wound, came a pen-down by the revenue staff in backlash against an ordinance promulgated by the...

Cutoff poll time until June 2026

The cutoff time for elections is until June 30 next year, Chief Adviser's press wing said Sunday after latest parleys with political parties who called for unity, election roadmap and reforms.Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus "has no intention to stay in office even a day beyond June 30 (2026)", press...

NBR officials call off shutdown after govt's clarification

The protesting staffers and officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) suspended their shut-down programme on Sunday following a clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on not dissolving the entity.Clarification from the government regarding the Implementation of the Revenue Policy and Management Ordinance, 2025 has made it...

Tarique demands polls by December

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman reiterated on Sunday his demand for holding the next general election by December next, reports BSS.BNP has reiterated its demand for holding polls by December next during the meeting with the Chief Adviser on Saturday, he said.Tarique Rahman was virtually addressing a discussion marking the...

Prices of rawhides fixed ahead of Eid

The prices of salt-applied rawhides and skins have been fixed for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha with an increase of Tk 5.0 and Tk 2.0 compared to that of the previous year. The rawhide prices of salted sacrificial cows have been fixed at Tk 60-65 per square foot (sqft) in the capital...

ICT presses first formal charges over July uprising

An ICT prosecution indicted a former DMP commissioner and other policemen in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during last year's July-August uprising, which is the first time pressing of charges in a case linked to the revolution.Former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman and seven other...