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Polls late next year or early 2026

Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus Monday said the next polls could be arranged late next year or in the first half of 2026, amid politicians' recurrent call for an election roadmap."Broadly speaking, the election can be scheduled between the end of 2025 and the first half...

Victory Day celebrated in changed milieus

National leaders and people from all walks of life offered floral tributes to the Bangladesh Liberation War martyrs and joined celebration marking the fifty-third anniversary of the Victory Day Monday, first after the political changeover in the country. This day, December 16, in 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent country...

BNP welcomes CA's remarks on election

BNP has welcomed the speech of Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on the next parliamentary elections in his address to the nation marking the Victory Day 2024 on Monday, reports BSS.Mirza Abbas, a member of the party's standing committee, said, "I hope the interim government will hand over power...

NBR exempts tax and VAT on all edible oils to ease prices

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted tax and VAT on all types of edible oils, including sunflower, canola, soybean, and palm oil.This move is aimed at ensuring an adequate supply in the market and making retail prices more affordable for consumers, who are currently facing higher costs due...

Pickup begins in development programme implementation

Pickup begins in development-programme implementation, after a transition-time slump, with government ministries and divisions spending Tk 112.36 billion from the ADP outlay in November, around 40 per cent higher than October's rate. Notwithstanding this momentum in implementing the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2024-25, the overall ADP implementation rate in the...

Journalist Mahmodul Hoque no more

Mahmodul Hoque, senior sub-editor of The Financial Express, passed away at his residence in the capital's Shanir Akhra area on Monday.He had been battling prolonged illness, including complications related to diabetes, heart, kidneys, and lung conditions.Mahmodul Hoque had served at The Financial Express for nearly 25 years until his demise.He...