Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus took part in a meeting

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus took part in a meeting with the leaders of different political parties at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Sunday. - PID

Weather (2025-05-26)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over Rangpur, Rajshahi,...

Bike crash kills two at Banani

Two motorcyclists were killed on Sunday after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck at Banani in the capital. The accident occurred on the road adjacent to the Elevated Expressway, leaving the duo dead on the spot. Police seized the...

EWU Board of Trustees Chairperson Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin and Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Shams Rahman

East West University (EWU) Board of Trustees Chairperson Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin and Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Shams Rahman in a photo session with the research award recipients, marking the EWU's First Research Day, on its campus in the capital on...

Labour and Employment Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain speaking

Labour and Employment Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain speaking at the passing-out ceremony of boot camp training of the Bangladesh Navy's newly-recruited sailors (A-2025 batch) at the BNS Sher-e-Bangla Parade Ground in Patuakhali on Sunday. — ISPR

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed inaugurating

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed inaugurating the Centennial of International Day of Planetariums celebration programme at the Novo Theatre in the capital's Bijoy Sarani on Sunday. — PID

Nazrul's life teaches people to fight against injustice: DU VC

Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan has said that national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's life and his view on literature teach people how to stand against all forms of social injustice."Nazrul's works also sends a strong...

ACC decides to probe money embezzlement thru’ DBBL agent banking

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to carry out investigation into money embezzlement in the name of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited's (DBBL) agent banking, reports BSS.ACC Deputy Director Akhtarul Islam disclosed the information to mediaon Sunday.He said preliminary evidence was...

Govt to plant Sal trees on 750 acres this year: Rizwana

The environment ministry will plant Sal trees on 750 acres of land this year and on 6,610 acres over the next three years aiming to restore the degraded Sal forests of Madhupur. Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said this following...

Prog called off after fuel sales commission review assurance

The Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank Lorry Owners Unity Council bagged assurance from state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) of "reviewing" fuel sales commission within 15 working days amid its observance of an eight-hour strike until 2pm Sunday.The council leaders also...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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ICT presses first formal charges over July uprising

An ICT prosecution indicted a former DMP commissioner and other policemen in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during last year's July-August uprising, which is the first time pressing of charges in a case linked to the revolution.Former...

Prices of rawhides fixed ahead of Eid

The prices of salt-applied rawhides and skins have been fixed for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha with an increase of Tk 5.0 and Tk 2.0 compared to that of the previous year. The rawhide prices of salted sacrificial cows have been fixed...

Tarique demands polls by December

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman reiterated on Sunday his demand for holding the next general election by December next, reports BSS.BNP has reiterated its demand for holding polls by December next during the meeting with the Chief Adviser on Saturday,...

NBR officials call off shutdown after govt's clarification

The protesting staffers and officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) suspended their shut-down programme on Sunday following a clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on not dissolving the entity.Clarification from the government regarding the Implementation of...

Cutoff poll time until June 2026

The cutoff time for elections is until June 30 next year, Chief Adviser's press wing said Sunday after latest parleys with political parties who called for unity, election roadmap and reforms.Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus "has no intention to stay...

Revenue misses target by Tk 715b until April

Taxmen stroll far behind the pared-down target for the outgoing fiscal by Tk 714.76 billion or 38.02 per cent, as of April, fundamentally for sluggish investment and ongoing macroeconomic challenges.To rub salt into the wound, came a pen-down by the...

OFC as a strategic monetary policy tool

Bangladesh, which is close to important south and southeast Asian markets, is a potential location for setting up a an Offshore Financial/Business Centre (OFC/OBC). With the interim government announcing a plan to establish a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) and attract...

Redefining 'Made in Bangladesh' policy

In the wake of the July Revolution, a renewed sense of nationalism has sparked a shift in consumer behaviour across Bangladesh. Citizens are increasingly prioritising domestic products, driven by a desire for economic independence and patriotic responsibility. This creates a...

Future of Shariah-based investment

A large section of Bangladeshi investors, particularly middle-income and retail investors, stay away from conventional investment instruments for religious reasons. Conventional mutual funds, bonds, or savings instruments may carry interest (riba) or may get invested in non-sharia-compliant sectors like alcohol...

Desecration of human body at its worst

Highway robberies have ever remained a problem in this country. A number of rape incidents on running buses added a new dimension to the highway crimes. Of late, both robbery and sexual violence against women passengers on moving buses made...

Streamlining pro-poor safety net schemes

The interim government in the upcoming national budget for the FY 2025-26, is reportedly going to restructure the Social Safety Net Programme (SSNP) by reducing the number of beneficiary schemes while at the same time increasing total monetary allocation as...