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Budget 2025-26 market-friendly, say CPD, DSE and DBA

, June 3 -- The proposed national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year has been welcomed as market-friendly by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA), and the Ce... Read More


Govt to form high-level committee to review public service ordinance

, June 3 -- The government is going to form a high-level committee to review the recently promulgated Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 due to widespread objections from government employ... Read More


NCP also demands local govt polls under neutral govt

, June 3 -- The Nationalist Citizen Party (NCP) alongside Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday proposed that not only the next national election but also the local government elections be held under a non-party... Read More


Dhaka, Thimphu see 'significant potential' in hydropower trade: Foreign Adviser

, June 3 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said there remains 'significant potential' for further collaboration with Bhutan, especially in hydropower trade, on which both countri... Read More


Woman gives birth at Jashore Railway Station amid heavy rain, rescued thru 999

, June 3 -- A woman, who is said to be mentally ill, gave birth at a railway station in Jashore early Tuesday during heavy rainfall and was rescued following an emergency call to the national emergenc... Read More


Dipika Kakar undergoes surgery for stage 2 Liver Cancer, husband Shoaib Ibrahim requests prayers

, June 3 -- Television actress Dipika Kakar, known for her role in Sasural Simar Ka, is undergoing surgery for stage 2 liver cancer, her husband and co-star Shoaib Ibrahim has confirmed. Dipika, 28, ... Read More


Rizvi slams govt for retaining black money whitening provision in budget

Dhaka, June 3 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday strongly criticised the interim government for keeping a provision in the proposed budget that allows the whitening of ... Read More


BNP wants only national election under 90-day caretaker govt: Salahuddin

Dhaka, June 3 -- BNP on Tuesday said it wants only the national election to be held under a non-party caretaker government and supports the 90-day tenure for such a non-party election-time government.... Read More


Protests continue at Secretariat demanding repeal of ordinance

, June 3 -- Government officials staged demonstrations for the 11th consecutive day at the Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the 'Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025'. The pr... Read More


Govt employees to get special allowance from July: Circular

Dhaka, June 3 -- The interim government has announced a special allowance for government employees with effect from July 1, according to a circular issued by the Finance Division under the Ministry of... Read More