NBR nears FY25 goal with 83pc collection
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected Tk 3,27,782 crore (Tk 3.28 trillion) in revenue during the first 11 months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year, achieving 83.10 percent of...
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$1.5b aid to boost banking, climate, energy sectors
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is set to receive over $1.5 billion in financial support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank to reform its banking sector, boost climate resilience, and enhance...
EC gives nod to draft code banning posters in election campaigns
UNB: The Election Commission on Thursday approved in principle the draft of the Parliamentary Election Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025, incorporating a provision that bans the use of posters in...
ICT-1 appoints amicus curiae over hearing on contempt case against Hasina
BSS: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today appointed amicus curiae over hearing on a contempt of court allegation brought against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand...
Govt decides to observe August 5 as Student-People Uprising Day
BSS: The government has decided to declare August 5 as a public holiday to mark the Student-People Uprising Day. The day will be officially celebrated every year. The decision was taken at a meeting...
UN Security Council to meet Friday on Israel-Iran war
AFP: The United Nations Security Council will convene Friday to discuss the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, council president Guyana said. Following a first, urgent meeting after Israel attacked last Friday, this second...
Israel’s Attack has Not Damaged Iran’s Nuclear Program
Palestine Chronicle: Israel’s attack on Iran ‘has not critically damaged Iran’s widely dispersed and heavily protected nuclear program,’ the Guardian reports. Israel’s attack on key parts of Iran’s nuclear program, as well as its...
Disposed Kleptocracy’s Digital Warfare Against Yunus
Special Report : The kleptocracy led by former prime minister of Bangladesh continues to wage a sophisticated digital campaign against, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus according to a recently published article by Anindya Banerjee of...
Budget opens space for policy debate on equity, reform
Staff Reporter : The proposed national budget for FY2025-26 has drawn sharp criticism from economists and civil society representatives, who described it as a missed opportunity that fails to meet the needs of marginalised...
Pakistan designates new envoy to Bangladesh
Staff Reporter : Pakistan has officially designated Imran Haider as its next high commissioner to Bangladesh, confirming a diplomatic reshuffle that ends speculation over the return of the current envoy, Syed Ahmed Maroof. “The...
Jamaat explains boycott of first day of NCC talks as ‘symbolic protest’
NN Online: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted the first day of talks with the National Consensus Commission (NCC) in symbolic protest against the interim government, party Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said Wednesday. Speaking after...
2yrs punishment for false calcimining of July uprising benefits
BSS: The government has issued an ordinance with provisions for imprisonment and fines for anyone who takes benefits by providing false information to get the benefits claiming them as injured or family members of...