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Taming inflation, boosting reserves key focus

Taming inflation, boosting reserves key focus

    GDP growth target 6.75 pc    Target to contain inflation at 6.5pc...
Jun. 06
Historic Six-Point Day today

Historic Six-Point Day today

The historic Six-Point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Banglade...
Jun. 06
PM leaves for Delhi today to attend Modi swearing-in

PM leaves for Delhi today to attend Modi swearing-in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony will take place on the evening of Sunday (Ju...
Jun. 06
Prices up, down

Prices up, down

As per the Tk 7,96,900 crore (approximately $7.97 billion) budget placed at the parliament on Thursd...
Jun. 06
BNP calls proposed budget for looting

BNP calls proposed budget for looting

Major opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday termed the proposed budget for the 2024-20...
Jun. 06
Budget dev-oriented, needs strict steps to implement: Economists

Budget dev-oriented, needs strict steps to implement: Economists

Country’s leading economists and experts termed the proposed budget a development-oriented one...
Jun. 06
Proposed budget is realistic, pro-people: Quader

Proposed budget is realistic, pro-people: Quader

Ruling Awami League on Thursday termed the proposed national budget realistic and pro-people one.Fin...
Jun. 06
Primary and Mass edn sector gets higher allocation

Primary and Mass edn sector gets higher allocation

The government has proposed allocation of Tk 38,819 cr in the Primary and Mass Education sector in t...
Jun. 06
Social security allocation rises by 7.72pc

Social security allocation rises by 7.72pc

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed increasing the social security programme alloc...
Jun. 06

Back Page

ADP set at Tk 2.65 lakh cr

ADP set at Tk 2.65 lakh cr

The government has set the Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay at Taka 2,65,000 crore for the ...
Jun. 06
Black money can be legalised with 15pc tax

Black money can be legalised with 15pc tax

Taxpayers in Bangladesh, including companies and firms, can now legalize their undeclared wealth by ...
Jun. 06
Tigers aim to tame Lankan lions tomorrow

Tigers aim to tame Lankan lions tomorrow

As the Texas sun dips below the horizon, Bangladesh cricket fans all over the world will set their s...
Jun. 06
Hope to curb inflation at 6.5pc, 6.75pc GDP growth targeted

Hope to curb inflation at 6.5pc, 6.75pc GDP growth targeted

The government is hoping to contain inflation at 6.5 percent in the next fiscal year (FY25) with the...
Jun. 06
Corporate tax cut to 25pc proposed

Corporate tax cut to 25pc proposed

The government is all set to curtail corporate income tax by 2.5 percentage points in a bid to encou...
Jun. 06
Proposed budget calls for facing future challenges

Proposed budget calls for facing future challenges

The requirements to face the challenges of the 4th industrial revolution have been suggested in the ...
Jun. 06
ACC to supervise Benazir’s confiscated properties

ACC to supervise Benazir’s confiscated properties

A Dhaka court has granted the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) permission to appoint a supervisor to...
Jun. 06
Bank merger to be tough

Bank merger to be tough

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in his proposed budget for FY25 said mergers between banks ...
Jun. 06
Israeli strike kills 33 at Gaza school

Israeli strike kills 33 at Gaza school

An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza kille...
Jun. 06
Slight rise in health sector allocation

Slight rise in health sector allocation

Though he emphasised the government's commitment to bolstering the health sector, Finance Minist...
Jun. 06
Tk 5.41 lakh cr revenue collection target

Tk 5.41 lakh cr revenue collection target

The government has set a revenue collection target of Taka 5,41,000 crore in the proposed national b...
Jun. 06

Sports

Bangladesh coping with American conditions

Bangladesh coping with American conditions

Bangladesh cricket team, affectionately known as the Tigers, embarked on their American adventure in...
Jun. 06
Nat’l B Chess championship begins today

Nat’l B Chess championship begins today

Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) hall-room gears up to host the 48th National B Chess Championship ...
Jun. 06
Booters show resilience despite defeat

Booters show resilience despite defeat

Australian national team, the Socceroos, maintained their perfect record in World Cup qualifying wit...
Jun. 06
Rohit surpasses Dhoni, Babar

Rohit surpasses Dhoni, Babar

India captain Rohit Sharma reached a host of milestones during his impressive knock of 52 not out ag...
Jun. 06
WC extravaganza yet to ignite

WC extravaganza yet to ignite

This year's T20 World Cup is proving to be a tournament of both ambition and adaptation. The exp...
Jun. 06
Hasan on stand-by as Shoriful’s replacement

Hasan on stand-by as Shoriful’s replacement

A cloud of concern hangs over the Bangladesh Tigers' pace attack as they gear up for their openi...
Jun. 06
Aussies start WC with record-breaking display

Aussies start WC with record-breaking display

Australia wasted no time asserting their dominance in the T20 World Cup, securing a convincing 39-ru...
Jun. 06
Mbappe scores as France beat Luxembourg

Mbappe scores as France beat Luxembourg

Euro 2024 favourites France beat Luxembourg 3-0 in an international friendly on Wednesday with super...
Jun. 06

City

Saber urges more climate funding for Bangladesh

Saber urges more climate funding for Bangladesh

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has urged for increased clim...
Jun. 06
Tk 191 crore allocated for ACC

Tk 191 crore allocated for ACC

A total of Taka 191 crore was allocated for the Anti-Corruption Commission, the national anti-graft ...
Jun. 06
Bangladesh endorses US initiative for lasting peace in Gaza

Bangladesh endorses US initiative for lasting peace in Gaza

 The Government of Bangladesh has expressed support for the initiative put forward by the Unite...
Jun. 06
USAID highlights US’s climate resilience partnership with Bangladesh

USAID highlights US’s climate resilience partnership with Bangladesh

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for ...
Jun. 06
Fire service new hotline number-102

Fire service new hotline number-102

Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense has experimentally launc­hed a new 3-digit hotline num...
Jun. 06
UK to provide £5 lakh in humanitarian assistance to Remal-hit people

UK to provide £5 lakh in humanitarian assistance to Remal-hit people

The UK is providing £500,000 or Tk 7.5 crores of vital humanitarian assistance to communities ...
Jun. 06
Typhoid, mosquito vaccination are being added to children immunization prog

Typhoid, mosquito vaccination are being added to children immunization prog

Two new vaccines for children for typhoid and mosquito-borne diseases are being added to the expande...
Jun. 06
Concerted efforts needed for rehab of distressed children

Concerted efforts needed for rehab of distressed children

Concerted efforts of all the government and non-government organizations can be the best way for reh...
Jun. 06

Business

Govt to introduce credit scoring system for digital banks: Ali

Govt to introduce credit scoring system for digital banks: Ali

Finance Minister A H Mahmood Ali said the government will introduce a credit scoring system utilizin...
Jun. 06
Bangladeshi ‘Team Diamonds’ participates in NASA programme

Bangladeshi ‘Team Diamonds’ participates in NASA programme

For the second time world champion team of the NASA Space Apps Challenge from Bangladesh 'Team D...
Jun. 06
Over 200 companies allocated land in 29 EZs under BEZA

Over 200 companies allocated land in 29 EZs under BEZA

Finance Minister A H Mahmood Ali on Thursday said that more than 200 companies have already been all...
Jun. 06
BWCCI hails proposed budget

BWCCI hails proposed budget

Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) congratulates the Minister for Finance a...
Jun. 06
ICMAB team calls on Commerce Secretary

ICMAB team calls on Commerce Secretary

A delegation of The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its...
Jun. 06
SIB distributes funds for marginal farmers in Satkhira

SIB distributes funds for marginal farmers in Satkhira

Social Islami Bank distributed agricultural investment among marginal farmers in Satkhira on 6 June ...
Jun. 06
UCB holds training for agri-entrepreneurs in Meherpur

UCB holds training for agri-entrepreneurs in Meherpur

A day-long training was held on Thursday at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium in Meherpur district by th...
Jun. 06
e-GP awareness workshop held in Khulna

e-GP awareness workshop held in Khulna

Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) conducted a workshop at the conference room of Circui...
Jun. 06
Solar investment outstrips all other power forms: IEA

Solar investment outstrips all other power forms: IEA

More money is pouring into solar power than all other electricity sources combined, with investments...
Jun. 06
Japanese investment in automobile sector sought

Japanese investment in automobile sector sought

Speakers at seminar in Tokyo on Thursday urged Japanese businessmen and investors to come forward to...
Jun. 06