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Govt reshaping public finance for more inclusivity: Khosru

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the government had attempted to reshape the country's budgetary framework to make economic opportunities more inclusive."This is a new model of reshaping public finance," he told a discussion on the proposed FY27 national budget organised by the Bangladesh Economic...

Development spending hits record low pace

The government has spent less than half of its revised development budget even after 11 months of FY2025-26, with implementation falling to a historic low of 48.23 per cent, as project execution slowed across many ministries and agencies.It spent only Tk 1.01 trillion out of the revised Annual Development Programme...

Death toll from measles-like symptoms nears 700

Nine children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Thursday, pushing the total number of deaths linked to the outbreak to 698 since mid-March, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The latest health bulletin also reported one dengue-related death during the same period, bringing...

Indian tourist visas re-open on June 28

India's tourist visas for Bangladeshis will resume on June 28, the new Indian envoy announced in Dhaka on Thursday, ending a long moratorium since political upheavals and regime change in Bangladesh. And this marks a major policy move after the newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, formally...

Editors' Council condemns attack on journos

The Editors' Council on Thursday strongly condemned the attack and harassment of journalists while they were performing their professional duties during a programme organised by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka South unit in the capital's Dhanmondi area on Tuesday.In a statement, the council said the incident took place after the political programme...

Digital illiteracy hinders RMG workers' reskilling

Digital illiteracy, English-only manuals and the absence of a nationally recognised skills- certification system are among the key barriers to reskilling garment workers amid rapid technological transformation, speakers at a dialogue said on Thursday.Helper-level workers, those aged over 40, employees of smaller factories lacking resources for reskilling and transition support,...

Mother, three daughters hacked dead in Lakshmipur

Lakshmipur, June 25 (UNB): A woman and her three daughters were hacked to death in an attack by a young man in Raipur municipality of Lakshmipur district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Shahinur Begum, 38, and her daughters Saima Akter, 21, a student of Dhaka University, Iqra Akter 17,...

Banking system 'in total shock'

BNP lawmaker Reza Kibria on Thursday criticised the relaxed definition of loan default saying that Bangladesh's banking system is in total shock due to the high volume of default loans, reports UNB."We have changed the definition of default loan in the banking sector. Earlier, a loan was considered defaulted if...