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Revenue collection 21pc less than target in Jul-Jan FY25

Domestic revenue mobilisation from July to January of the current fiscal year lagged behind the target by nearly 21 per cent, raising deep concerns about the macroeconomic landscape to meet the necessary expenditures, officials said.In the first seven months, the revenue board collected 42.25 per cent of the revised target...

Govt offices, banks timing in Ramadan

The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations.The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday.There will be a 15-minute break from 1:15pm to 1:30pm for Zuhr...

Bangladesh to run for UNSC non-permanent seat, says CA

Bangladesh is a candidate in elections for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council and two other global bodies, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said Monday and sought support of the member-states. The head of post-uprising government expressed the aspiration during his meeting with Abdelouahab Saidani, Ambassador of Algeria...

Students to announce new party Friday

The announcement of a new political party initiated by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement that led the movement to topple the government and the National Citizens' Committee which was established later is due on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.The name of the party and who will be in the leadership will also be...

Interim body demands arrest of culprits

Condemning the recent unwanted incidents the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) interim committee on Monday demanded immediate arrest of those who attacked and vandalised the association's office.The Member Secretary of the BEA interim committee Mohammed Helal Uddin made the appeal at a press conference held Monday at the Economic Reporters' Forum...

Act to reap benefits from ties with Africa, experts urge govt

Stakeholders and analysts at a seminar on Monday stressed the need for gearing up efforts to strengthen the country's engagement with African countries to reap huge economic benefits.They said Bangladesh previously failed to explore true potential of the African nations, thereby calling for taking proactive measures to make up the...

Address high import tariffs to sustain export-led growth

Economists have warned that following Bangladesh's graduation from the least developed country (LDC) status, it will face significant challenges in sustaining the export-driven growth, unless it particularly addresses the high import tariffs. While the potential benefits of import liberalisation are clear, they cautioned that this should not happen before strengthening...

Protests held, resignation of home adviser demanded

Protests have erupted against the backdrop of a series of recent incidents of rape, street violence and other criminal offenses across the country.The demonstrators have demanded resignation of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury for his failure to curb the growing incidents of crimes, reports UNB.In the capital on Monday, police...

CCTV footage shows criminals on several motorbikes attacking a gold businessman in the capital's Banasree

CCTV footage shows criminals on several motorbikes attacking a gold businessman in the capital's Banasree area on Sunday night. He suffered gunshot and stab wounds and had his gold snatched as he was returning home from his jewellery store. —Focus Bangla Story on Page 1