Bikers form human chain protesting new tax
Bikers have formed a human chain in front of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) headquarters in Agargaon, the capital, protesting the potential imposition of...
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Repeal ‘undemocratic’ media laws
The Editors’ Council has demanded the repeal and amendment of what it called “undemocratic provisions” in existing media laws, saying outdated statutes are restricting press...
Opposition demands health emergency
Six children died from measles or measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),...
UAE reports drone hit at power plant
A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials in Abu Dhabi said on Sunday, at a...
‘No mass money printing’
Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Economic and Planning Adviser to the Prime Minister, has dismissed rumours of mass money-printing as unfounded “fables” as the government prepares...
Inflation, debt spur budget reform calls
Economists, researchers, labour leaders and civil society representatives have urged the government to adopt a more inclusive and citizen-focused national budget, warning that rising inflation,...
Farakka treaty key to bilateral ties
Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday put Dhaka’s bilateral relationship with New Delhi squarely on the line over water rights, saying Bangladesh’s...
FinMin cites heavy fiscal burden
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the previous government left the national economy in a fragile condition, adding that the...
Bank failures could stall nat’l economy
Former caretaker government adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman has cautioned that Bangladesh’s economic slowdown cannot be reversed unless the country addresses the deep-rooted crisis in the...
PM pledges action, not dreams
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday (16 May) called on the people of Bangladesh to pledge their support for rebuilding the nation, emphasising that his...