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Bangladesh's debt rises 13.5pc in FY25

Bangladesh's total debt rose by more than 13.5 per cent to Tk 21.44 trillion in the fiscal year ending in June 2025, driven largely by external borrowing, according to data released by the Finance Division on Wednesday.This represents 38.61 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up by...

Subcontracting RMG makers to get export incentive

The government has decided to provide cash incentives to sub contracting apparel and textiles makers to help boost their exports to the USA market under the 'US first sale rule'. However, the relevant facility factories have to comply with some conditions to obtain such facility. On Thursday, Bangladesh Bank issued...

Ali Riaz appointed CA's special assistant

The government has appointed Professor Ali Riaz as Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Thursday, reports UNB. According to the notification, he will enjoy the rank, salary, allowances and other facilities equivalent to those of an Adviser during his tenure....

AL's 'lockdown' sees sporadic violence

Dhaka and other parts of the country witnessed a largely normal day on Thursday despite the Awami League's call for a nationwide 'lockdown,' with only a few isolated incidents reported.Offices, markets, and shops operated almost as usual, while traffic movement in the capital was less than usual. Many educational institutions...

High Court to hear legality of NCT deal Nov 19

The High Court has fixed November 19 for a hearing on the legality of the government's move to award the container handling contract of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram Port to a foreign company. The case, which has raised concerns over compliance with the country's Public-Private Partnership...

Law Adviser orders immediate action

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has ordered swift action against those responsible for a knife attack in Rajshahi that killed a judge's son and left his wife seriously injured on Thursday. In a statement, Adviser Nazrul strongly condemned the brutal attack on the rented residence of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad...

Dismembered body found near National Eidgah

Police recovered a dismembered body from a plastic drum left on the footpath near the National Eidgah ground in the capital on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ashraful Haque, a vegetable vendor from Badarganj upazila in Rangpur, reports UNB. Shahbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khalid Mansur said two...

DUCSU revokes Sheikh Hasina's lifetime membership

The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) has revoked the lifetime membership of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The decision was made on Wednesday night during DUCSU's second executive meeting. DUCSU Vice President Shadik Kayem confirmed the matter following the meeting.Sheikh Hasina was granted lifetime membership of DUCSU in 2019,...

Taliban order women to wear burkas to access hospitals

KABUL, Nov 13 (BBBC): The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka - a full Islamic veil - to enter public health facilities in the western city of Herat, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.MSF have said the restrictions came into effect...

US judge orders hundreds of arrested migrants released on bond

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (AFP): A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release on bond of hundreds of undocumented migrants arrested in Chicago in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered the release of detainees who are not considered security risks while they await the outcome of their immigration...