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Finance advisor concedes no bold breaks in budget, hopes to leave reform legacy

Dhaka, June 4 -- Amid predictable questions for sticking to a familiar script instead of ushering in sweeping reforms, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has defended the 2025-26 budget as a pragmatic p... Read More


BSF member caught by locals after crossing border, taken into BGB custody

Dhaka, June 4 -- A member of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), who reportedly crossed into Bangladesh through the Chapainawabganj border, has been taken into custody by Border Guard Bangladesh (... Read More


Holiday mood grips Secretariat on last working day before Eid break

Dhaka, June 4 -- A laid-back atmosphere pervades the Secretariat, the nerve centre of Bangladesh's administration, on the last working day before an extended 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday for all governm... Read More


National eye hospital to reopen Wednesday after week-long closure

Dhaka, June 4 -- Dhaka's National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH) will resumemedical services on Wednesday, a week after it suspended operations following clashes between hospital staff... Read More


BCI fears losses for industries as budget 'follows' IMF formula

Dhaka, June 4 -- The proposed national budget "reflects" International Monetary Fund (IMF)-driven priorities that may come at the cost of domestic industry, the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) ... Read More


India's BSF pushes in 26 more Bangladeshis through Panchagarh border

Dhaka, June 4 -- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly attempted to push 26 people into Bangladesh, including nine children, along two borders in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila. Commander o... Read More


AMTOB supports telecom sector reforms, rejects 'foreign favouritism' claim

Dhaka, June 4 -- Bangladesh's private mobile operators have voiced support for the government's new policy initiative to reform the telecommunications sector despite concerns that the proposed framewo... Read More


Holidaymakers swarm trains as Eid exodus gathers steam

Dhaka, June 4 -- Thousands of people are leaving Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on the fifth day of train travel on advance tickets. Homebound travellers thronged Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station on... Read More


Truck carrying gas cylinders overturns in Brahmanbaria, causes explosion

Dhaka, June 4 -- A truck carrying gas cylinders has overturned on the Cumilla-Sylhet Highway in the Birashar area of the Brahmanbaria suburbs. The accident sparked a fire that led to the cylinders exp... Read More


ACC files two more cases against Salman, son Shayan over Tk 10bn 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, June 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two new cases against Salman F Rahman, vice chairman of Beximco Group, and his son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, accusing them of embezzli... Read More