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Deficit financing not thru bank borrowing or high-powered money

FE REPORT | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

Prudence is at play in budgeting now as Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday this government wouldn't implement the next budget by borrowing from banks or printing money. He also said a very realistic Annual Development Programme (ADP) will...

100 auto-rickshaws seized at Asadgate

FE REPORT | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

A total of 100 unauthorised battery-run rickshaws were seized from the city's Asadagate area on Tuesday during a drive to check movement of the unfit vehicles on the main roads.Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police jointly conducted...

Protectionism, apparel export overreliance key barriers

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

Protectionist policies and overdependence on apparel exports are among the major internal challenges preventing Bangladesh from joining multilateral trade blocs, said Albert Park, chief economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the 58th...

10 reasons why NBR split

FE REPORT | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

Government decision dissolving the National Board of Revenue into tax- policymaking and tax-administration divisions is to improve efficiency, reduce conflicts of interest, and widen tax base, the CA Office says.The explanation came Tuesday from the office of the head of...

Weather (2025-05-14)

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over...

Outlaw shot dead in Pabna

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Pabna, May 13 (UNB): An outlaw was stabbed and shot dead at Koladi Bijoyrampur in Sadar upazila of Pabna district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Babul Sheikh alias Laga (40), son of Hossain Sheikh of Koladi Bijoyrampur.Police said a...

Police won't be a 'killer force': IGP

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Tuesday emphasised the avoidance of lethal weapons during law enforcement operations saying that the police will not become a 'killer force'.He made the remark while responding to questions from journalists after distributing...

Singer Momtaz on 4-day remand in murder case

2025-05-14 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has placed Momtaz Begum, popular singer and former MP for Manikganj-2, on a four-day remand in connection with the murder of hawker Md Sagar in capital's Mirpur during last year's July uprising, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel...

New executives of Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies

2025-05-14 00:00:00

A 15-member executive committee of the Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies has been constituted with Zahirul Islam Kochi as its president and Mohammad Nurullah as its secretary general, says a press release.The committee was formed at the Jatiya Cholochchitro Sangsad...

Missing child's body found in sack in city

2025-05-14 00:00:00

The body of a five-year-old girl has been found at a garbage dump a day after she went missing from the capital's Tejkunipara, reports bdnews24.com.Police recovered the body from the Bijoy Sarani on Tuesday and sent it to the morgue...

Govt committed to ensuring healthcare providers’ safety

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the government is committed to ensuring safety of healthcare providers and others involved in this sector, reports UNBExpressing grief over the recent incidents involving attacks on hospitals, physicians and...

Taskforce on strengthening BBS to sit with key stakeholders

FE REPORT | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

A government-formed taskforce on strengthening BBS has decided to sit with key stakeholders aiming to make its recommendations for the sake of an inclusive and forward-looking reforms process.The stakeholders include academia, researchers, NGOs, private sector, development partners and media representatives.The...

Electric shuttle car service launched at DU

2025-05-14 00:00:00

An electric shuttle bus service has been launched on Dhaka University campus, aiming to ensure safer and more convenient transportation of students, report agencies.Four electric shuttle cars will operate daily from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm under the initiative supported...

Dhaka WASA, RAJUK, DNCC to jointly work on sewage management

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Dhaka WASA, RAJUK, and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will collaborate on sewage management in the Gulshan and Banani areas, said DNCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abu Sayeed Md Kamruzaman, reports BSS.He revealed this while inspecting the Sewage Management Plant...

AL leader Zeenat Sohana held over Ctg court clash

Our Correspondent | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, May 13: Police have arrested Awami League leader Advocate Zeenat Sohana Chowdhury from a house in Bayezid area of the port city at around 1:00 am on Tuesday in connection with a clash on the Chattogram Court premises. Zeenat...

SC hearing on Jamaat's reg adjourned until today

2025-05-14 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until today (Wednesday) the hearing on a plea filed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, challenging the judgment of the High Court (HC) that declared the registration of the party illegal, reports BSS.A four-member apex court bench...

Fakhrul off to Thailand for urgent eye treatment

2025-05-14 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment, reports UNB.Fakhrul, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight at 2:45am on...

HC permits Zubaida to appeal against sentence in graft case

2025-05-14 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) has permitted Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, to appeal against her three-year jail sentence in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for owning wealth and assets beyond known sources of...

Holding fair polls main task of interim govt: CPB

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince has said the main task of the interim government is to hold a fair election after making the necessary reforms, report agencies.He said, "We told the government that it's their...

No scope for doing politics denying spirit of 1971

FE REPORT | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

There is no scope for doing politics in Bangladesh denying the spirit of 1971, said Nasiruddin Patwary, chief coordinator of National Citizen Party (NCP). He termed 1971 as the foundational core of Bangladesh, adding that any group or party attempting...

Govt kept people in the dark about Rakhine corridor: Hafiz

2025-05-14 00:00:00

BNP Standing Committee Member Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has alleged that the government has kept the public and political parties in the dark about the humanitarian corridor to Myanmar's Rakhine State and warned that it could drag Bangladesh into...

Alcaraz advances to Italian Open quarterfinals

2025-05-14 00:00:00

ROME, May 13 (AP): Carlos Alcaraz was made to work for a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Karen Khachanov that earned him a spot in the Italian Open quarterfinals on Tuesday.Alcaraz saved two break points early in the third set...

Kohli, Rohit exits leave India facing uncertain new era

2025-05-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, May 13 (AFP): Indian cricket will enter an uncertain new era next week when selectors name a Test squad without all-time greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the first time in more than a decade.Batting great Kohli...

South Africa, Australia announce squads for World Test final

2025-05-14 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, May 13 (AFP): Kagiso Rabada will lead a South African pace bowling attack weakened by injury in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's in London from June 11 to 15.Coach Shukri Conrad on Tuesday named a...

IPL, PSL to resume after ceasefire Saturday

2025-05-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, May 16 (AP): The Indian Premier League will resume on Saturday following the simmering down of cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.IPL officials made the announcement on Monday, three days after the world's richest Twenty20 league was suspended...

Carlo Ancelotti proud of unforgettable years at Real Madrid

2025-05-14 00:00:00

MADRID, May 13 (Reuters) : Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday he was proud of the legacy he had built in four mostly successful years in his second tenure at Real Madrid and will only have good memories as he heads...

Bangladesh, Pakistan T20I series likely to be delayed

2025-05-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh's much-anticipated five-match T20I series against Pakistan may begin later than expected as there is a reschedule in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), report agencies. Initially, the series was scheduled to start on May 25, but the series opener could...

Rangpur, Satkhira road accidents kill four

2025-05-14 00:00:00

A total of four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Ranpur and Satkhira on Tuesday, report agencies. In Rangpur, three members of a family have been killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a bus while...

Bio feed likely to reduce fish farming costs

2025-05-14 00:00:00

NATORE, May 13 (UNB): An experimental initiative in Natore has led to the development of a bio fish feed that could significantly reduce fish farming costs while ensuring safety for human health, say researchers involved in the project.Developed by biologist...

Flood control project suffers setback in Sunamganj haors

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-14 00:00:00

SYLHET, May 13: The much-talked-about flood control project undertaken following the devastating floods of 2022 in haor region could not achieve significant progress due to various obstacles.The deadline for the 'Flood reconstruction emergency assistance project (FREAP)' is set to end...