Remittance hits $24.5b, up 28pc YoY in 10 months of FY25
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh witnessed a robust 28.33 percent year-on-year growth in remittance inflows during the first ten months of the current fiscal year (FY2024-25),...
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Budget 2025-26: Tax-free income threshold likely to rise
Staff Report : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering a modest increase in the tax-free income threshold in the forthcoming budget for the...
UAE renews work, visit visas for Bangladeshis
Staff Reporter : Significant progress has been made in the resumption of visa issuance for Bangladeshi citizens by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following sustained...
Barrister Abdur Razzaq passes away
Staff Reporter : Barrister Abdur Razzaq, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and a prominent figure in Bangladesh’s legal and political arenas, passed away...
Naypyidaw nixes Rohingya state plan
Abu Jakir : Myanmar’s military regime has categorically rejected a proposal by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to establish an independent Rohingya state within Rakhine, denouncing the idea...
ADB awaits IMF ‘Comfort Letter’ before budget support
News Desk : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has indicated its willingness to consider extending budget support to Bangladesh if a ‘letter of comfort’ is...
Bhola Samity, Dhaka gets new body
Staff Reporter : A new committee of Bhola Samity, Dhaka, was recently formed at a vibrant and well-attended meeting of Bhola residents living in the...
Nuclear power gridline work gets final push
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Energy Adviser Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan conducted an on-site inspection of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project on Saturday, reviewing progress on...
Hefazat issues 12-point demand
Staff Reporter : Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh announced two new protest programmes during a large-scale rally held on Saturday at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, intensifying its calls...
Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile amid tensions with India rise
Al Jazeera : Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile as tensions with neighbouring India over a deadly shooting attack in Indian-administered...
Canada trade rep visits Dhaka for investment talks
Staff Reporter : Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative, Paul Thoppil, arrived in Bangladesh on Saturday, leading a business delegation on a four-day visit aimed at exploring...