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Further delay likely as interim govt also moves slowly

Bangladesh's delay in constructing its first crude-oil refinery after independence is set to linger further as the interim government is also in the slow lane to implement the project like the previous ones.Bangladesh had "failed" to build any crude-oil refinery over the past half a century after its independence, resulting...

Public Service Act amended amid protests

Amidst widespread protests by public employees, the government has published an amended ordinance revising the Public Service Act, 2018, which allows easier dismissal of employees.The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the law ministry issued the gazette of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 on Sunday night.Earlier in the day,...

Economic Review to be dropped from FY26 budget docs

The Bangladesh Economic Review, a key budget-related annual publication, will not be included in the official budget documents for the fiscal year (2025-26), according to officials familiar with the matter.Instead, a Bangla version along with an English version of the publication is expected to be released in October 2025, they...

Farmers to have access to modern tech

Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian Sunday announced the formulation of the Agriculture Future Outlook Plan 2025, a strategic roadmap aimed at extending modern technology to the grassroots level. He said a key component of the initiative is the upcoming Khamari App, which will provide farmers with crop management...

Yields on T-bills rise --

The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) increased Sunday as banks expressed unwillingness to invest their excess liquidity in the government securities ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills rose to 11.69 per cent on the day from 11.65 per cent of the...

HC defers hearing on writ

The High Court has deferred the hearing on a writ petition that challenged the legality of the government initiatives to award the contract for container handling operations at the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chittagong Sea Port to an UAE-based company. The High Court bench of Justice Md...

BSF pushes 153 people thru Sylhet border

Sylhet, May 25 (UNB):The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 153 people into Bangladesh through the borders of Sylhet, Beanibazar and Moulvibazar, according to officials from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).They were pushed into Bangladesh from Saturday night until 8:00 am on Sunday, said Lieutenant colonel Mehedi Hasan, commanding officer...

Loopholes, violations causing monthly loss of over $2m under ILDTS framework

Speakers on Sunday said policy loopholes and licensing violations under the current ILDTS framework are causing significant revenue losses for Bangladesh, which stakeholders estimate amounts to over a couple of million dollars in a month.Over 30 million international application-to-person (A2P) SMS messages bypass the International Long Distance Telecommunication Services (ILDTS)...