Bold Budget, Tough Arithmetic
When Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury rose in parliament on Thursday, the symbolism required little explanation. For the first time in nearly two decades,...
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BSF attempts to push 12 people at Kushtia border
An alleged attempt by India’s Border Security Force to push 12 people into Bangladesh was foiled early Thursday morning by the Border Guard Bangladesh and...
CPD calls FY27 budget targets ambitious
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has expressed concerns over the proposed national budget for FY2026-27, arguing that several of its key assumptions may be...
Jamaat demands revision of FY27 budget
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday demanded substantial revisions to the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, arguing that the spending plan would create new...
New Indian envoy in Dhaka
India’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, arrived in Dhaka on Friday morning via the Petrapole-Benapole land port to formally assume charge of...
Pink boots: Fashion’s new footing in Football
There was a time when football boots came in just one colour: black. For decades, the traditional black boot was synonymous with the game, worn...
Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies after more than three years in coma
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who had been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced. She was 47. She...
Iran insists on nuclear enrichment under any deal with US
Iran insisted on Friday on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz under any deal with the United States,...
London mayor slams event touting illegal Israeli settlement land sales
The mayor of London has condemned this weekend’s “Great Israeli Real Estate Event”, part of a roadshow promoting the sale of land and property in...
Netanyahu says in ‘full agreement’ with Trump for Iran not to acquire nuclear weapons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he and US President Donald Trump were in “full agreement” to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons,...
Three civilians dead in latest Russia, Ukraine strikes
Three civilians died in Russian and Ukrainian border regions, officials said on Friday, as the two sides lobbed overnight strikes at each other in the...