Dengue strikes back
As measles continues to spread fear across the country for the past three and a half months, with vaccination drives and other measures failing to...
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Govt seeks Hasina’s return for trial
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Wednesday said the government is continuing efforts to secure the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh...
Tax incentives aim to revive stock market
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has announced a package of tax incentives and policy reforms aimed at restoring stability and resilience in Bangladesh’s stock...
Plan rolled out to cut defaulted loans
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has unveiled a comprehensive medium-term strategy to address the country’s mounting non-performing loans (NPLs), combining tighter supervision, faster loan recovery, legal...
Inflation-focused monetary policy unveiled
Seeking to contain inflation while safeguarding external sector stability, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has kept its policy repo rate unchanged at 10 per cent, maintaining a...
Inu gets 10 years’ jail
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Tuesday sentenced Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) President and former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment...
Speaker to attend Khamenei’s funeral
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will represent Bangladesh at the funeral of Ali Khamenei in Iran. The speaker’s visit to Tehran follows an official invitation from...
Over 1.26m to sit HSC Exams from tomorrow
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin tomorrow (2 July) across Bangladesh, with education authorities putting in place extensive measures to ensure...
Patient Brazil rally past Japan
Patience and a change of strategy at halftime were the secrets to Brazil’s last-gasp 2-1 victory, opens new tab over Japan in Houston on Monday...
Nation marks two years since July Uprising
Today marks the second anniversary of the July Mass Uprising, the movement that ended Sheikh Hasina’s nearly fifteen-year rule and is now widely remembered, in...
BB growth forecast lags govt’s target
Bangladesh Bank has projected the country’s economy to expand by 6.1 per cent in FY2026-27, below the government’s 6.5 per cent growth target set in...
FY27 Budget of Tk9.38 lakh crore passed
Bangladesh’s parliament on Tuesday (30 June) passed the Tk9.38 lakh crore national budget for FY2026–27 by voice vote, clearing the way for it to take...