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Officials reject talks solely with Finance Adviser
Staff Reporter : Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have pledged to continue their ongoing ‘pen-down strike’ on Monday, while rejecting proposals to...
Independent board to run Nagad
Staff Reporter : The interim government will form a new independent board to operate mobile financial service provider Nagad, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday....
ACC fails to meet public expectations despite asset seizures
Noman Mosharef : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the constitutionally mandated body tasked with eradicating corruption in Bangladesh, has struggled to achieve meaningful progress since the...
National Charter soon Ali Riaz
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has urged the introduction of legal provisions to allow for the dismissal and prosecution of election commissioners for misconduct, even...
Interim budget to focus on fiscal discipline
Staff Reporter : Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud stated on Sunday that the forthcoming national budget will prioritise economic discipline and stability, steering away from what...
Dhaka awaits official word on India’s import curbs
Staff Reporter : Commerce Adviser SK Bashir Uddin has confirmed that Bangladesh has not yet received any official notification from India regarding reported import restrictions...
LDC transition inevitable, business must adapt: Adviser
Staff Reporter : Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has expressed optimism that Bangladesh will successfully graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category as scheduled in...
Trade deficit with India cut by $3b
Gazi Anowar : Bangladesh’s trade deficit with India has seen a marked reduction over the past six months, from November 2024 to April 2025, driven...
Bangladesh rejects push-ins, advocates diplomacy
Staff Reporter : In a demonstration of Bangladesh’s commitment to resolving cross-border issues through diplomatic means, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury...
Dhaka seeks direct US imports in tariff talks
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh will address the issue of importing US-manufactured goods via third countries during upcoming bilateral negotiations on reciprocal tariffs with the United...
An opportunity, not a threat -Debapriya
Staff Reporter : Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has advised Bangladesh to perceive the ongoing US tariff war not...