National,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,City
The government has instructed all CNG and refueling stations across the country to remain open round the clock for 13 days during Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate smooth travel for holidaymakers.According to a media release issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, the 13-day period in...
National,Front Page
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said the primary goal of the proposed national budget for 2025-2026 fiscal year is to improve the living standard of people. He made the remarks while addressing the post-budget press conference held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in capital on Tuesday a d...
National,Back Page
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has reaffirmed its commitment to cracking down on underworld terrorism and ensuring nationwide security ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the country’s second-largest religious festival.Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday at the RAB Media Centre in the capital’s ...
Culture & Entertainment
Two meritorious students from the Department of Economics at the University of Dhaka (Du) have been awarded the ‘Dhaka University Economics 1976 Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship’. The recipients are Md. Tanvir Mahtab Wadud and Mst. Hajera Khatun Maria.Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Niaz Ah...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that the final results of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will be published on June 30.A press release signed by PSC Public Relations Officer S M Motiur Rahman confirmed the date on Tuesday. The commission said it is wo...
Entertainment & Glomour
The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has announced its Golden Goblet Awards lineup, setting new records this year with over 2,800 film submissions from 119 countries and regions. The number of short film submissions alone increased by 18 percent compared to last year.A total of 49 fi...
The Theatre Artists’ Association of Dhaka (TAD) has expressed disappointment over the proposed budget allocation for the country’s culture sector in the 2025-26 national budget. Although the allocation has been slightly increased compared to the previous year, TAD believes it is still in...
City
The National Identity Card (NID) is being made mandatory along with other documents for government job recruitment. For this reason, the Election Commission (EC) has taken the initiative to include the issue in the relevant legal framework of public administration.Director General of the National Id...
The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC is actively engaged in a campaign to address and eliminate illegal gas usage.As a part of the regular operation on June 2, a drive was conducted in Ahmed Plaza, adjacent to Kaliakair Bus Stand, Gazipur area under the jurisdiction of Titas Gas Transmiss...
National,Business & Commerce,Budget
Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Tuesday termed the budget placed by the interim government "realistic and frugal’.“I will tell this budget realistic and frugal aiming to ensuring a fragile economy into stable one where all financial institutions and all other state organisatio...
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday hinted at some possible changes in his budgetory proposal in whitening black money in 2025-26 fiscal year.“We are not saying that we have done a great job by giving chance to whiten black money, this might happen sometime due to compulsion, we will l...
National,Culture & Entertainment,Jobs
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Tuesday announced a new roadmap to address session jam and lengthiness in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam processes.According to a PID handout, the BPSC has planned to complete three BCS exams -including 44th, 45th and 48th within this year.The ...
National,Politics
The government in a recent meeting decided to develop a counter-narrative to confront the audio-video propaganda on the social media platforms to maintain the country’s overall law and order.“A decision was taken in principle to prepare a narrative to counter the untrue and baseless audi...
National,Business & Commerce,City
The government has banned the transportation of rawhide to Dhaka from other districts for 10 days starting the Eid-ul-Azha.The commerce ministry on Tuesday issued a notification in this regard, signed by its senior information officer Md Kamal Hossain.Earlier, the government on May 25 fixed the pric...
National,Sports,Cricket
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule questioning the legality of the National Sports Council's (NSC) decisions to remove Faruque Ahmed from the post of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president and appoint Aminul Islam Bulbul as his successor.In the rule, the court asked the authorities concer...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said inflation is expected to come down to a reasonable level earlier than the target set in the FY2025-26 budget, thanks to a stabilised exchange rate.“A fluctuating exchange rate is one of the challenges for increasing inflation. On the o...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said Bangladesh will send a fresh ‘substantive’ letter to India reminding them of set mechanisms to deal with the push-ins, noting that push-in is still happening."We will give them a fresh letter (diplomatic note) today or tomorr...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday strongly criticised the interim government for keeping a provision in the proposed budget that allows the whitening of black money. “You (interim govt) have presented a budget of Tk 7 lakh 90 thousand crore. What is the diffe...
National
The government is going to form a high-level committee to review the recently promulgated Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 due to widespread objections from government employees.Law Adviser Asif Nazrul made the announcement while speaking to reporters after receiving a memorandum from ...
Government officials staged demonstrations for the 11th consecutive day at the Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the 'Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025'.The protesters staged a demonstration in front of the No 4 building of the Secretariat around 11 am and brought ...
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