Health, education allocations face staggering cut
Health and education sectors have taken the major brunt of a sizeable cut in the current development budget halfway through the fiscal year. The ongoing Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay for the fiscal year 2025-26 has been cut by 13.04 per cent to Tk 2.0 trillion.With Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad...
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Envisioned transition from kleptocracy to democracy derailed
An envisioned post-uprising transition from "authoritarian kleptocracy" to democracy is derailed by reform-reactionaries and a section of the bureaucracy, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). In its highly critical analysis of the latest situation with declared governance reform, the Bangladesh chapter of the Berlin-based anti-graft agency also says the interim government...
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No repeat of election robbery, CA pledges
Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged safeguards so that "election robbery" can never ever again happen in Bangladesh, as a fresh poll is ahead.He expressed the resolve Monday after a high-level inquiry concluded that the country's last three national elections were systematically manipulated to perpetuate...
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ICC letter flags security risks if Mustafizur plays: Asif Nazrul
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has highlighted three security concerns regarding Bangladesh's participation in the T20 World Cup in India, one of which specifically involves pacer Mustafizur Rahman, according to Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul.Nazrul said the letter warned that including Mustafizur in the squad could increase risks for the team,...
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BB relaxes LPG import rules
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed import rules for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in an effort to ease the ongoing supply crisis and stabilise the domestic market. The move is intended to reduce financing pressure on importers and ensure smoother availability of bottled gas for households and businesses struggling with soaring...
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