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World Bank forecasts 4.8pc GDP growth for Bangladesh in FY26

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The World Bank has projected Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.8 percent for the fiscal year 2025-26, indicating a modest pickup from earlier estimates. According... Read More


Registration allowed with expired passports for Hajj 2026

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has relaxed the passport validity requirement for Hajj registration, allowing applicants to sign up even with expired passports. The revised policy ... Read More


Chattogram Airport gets boost with Flydubai's return, SalamAir expansion

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- After a hiatus following the suspension of flight operations from Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport, Flydubai is set to resume services, while SalamAir expands its operat... Read More


Renowned academic Syed Manzoorul Islam breathing without ventilation support

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Syed Manzoorul Islam, an emeritus professor and renowned writer, is now able to breathe naturally without ventilation support while undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka. ... Read More


Tarique vows nationalisation of teachers' jobs, seeks support for education reforms

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has outlined his party's plans for the education sector, promising to establish a high-level commission for the nationalisation of teachers' jobs ... Read More


Daughter breaks down seeing Bubly in court dock

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Tamanna Nusrat Bubly, a former member of parliament from the reserved women's seat, became emotional upon seeing her daughter Naza in tears at the court entrance. The scene took plac... Read More


CEC Nasir aims to hold 'gender-friendly' national election

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has expressed a desire to make the parliamentary polls "gender-friendly", citing previous gaps in female voter registration. Speaking on T... Read More


Bangladesh hikes source tax on interest from securities for companies

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The government has raised the rate of tax deducted at source on interest earned by corporate taxpayers through government securities or those approved by the Bangladesh Securities Exc... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman meets UN official Gwyn Lewis

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Gwyn Lewis, the United Nations resident coordinator in Bangladesh, has met with Shafiqur Rahman, the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami. The meeting took place at Rahman's office in Dhaka's Ba... Read More


'Why the delay?': Jamaat's Taher presses govt on implementation of July Charter

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has questioned the delay in implementing the July National Charter, saying the interim government must act quickly to carry ... Read More