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Sarwar Hossain appointed Bangladesh Bank deputy governor for three-year term

Dhaka, June 30 -- The government has appointed Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Sarwar Hossain as a deputy governor of the central bank. He has been appointed on a three-year contractual basis, sub... Read More


Bangladesh approves Tk 9.38 trillion budget for FY2026-27

Dhaka, June 30 -- Parliament has greenlit a Tk 9.38 trillion national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, clearing the government's spending plan for the new financial year beginning on Jul 1. The bu... Read More


Speaker Hafiz to represent Bangladesh at Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral in Iran

Dhaka, June 30 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will represent Bangladesh at the funeral of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli attacks. The speaker's up... Read More


Measles: 2 more children with symptoms die, 114 new cases confirmed

Dhaka, June 30 -- Bangladesh has registered two more child deaths linked to measles symptoms in a day, with 114 new cases confirmed in the same period. In its regular measles bulletin on Tuesday, the... Read More


Policy rates unchanged as Bangladesh maintains 'contractionary' monetary policy

Dhaka, June 30 -- Bangladesh Bank has announced its monetary policy for the July-December period, keeping the policy rate at 10 percent as before as it aims to increase credit flow to the private sect... Read More


News outlets broadcasting Sheikh Hasina's interview will be warned, says information advisor

Dhaka, June 30 -- The government will issue warnings to media outlets that broadcast an interview with ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, according to Prime Minister's Inf... Read More


Police hunt Shahadat Hossain after Rome triple murder, 70 tips checked

Dhaka, June 30 -- Police are searching for Shahadat Hossain, a 43-year-old Bangladeshi national accused of perpetrating a triple homicide in Rome's Casalotti after he reportedly vanished following the... Read More


Police file 1,500 cases using AI traffic cameras, 38,000 summons still pending

Dhaka, June 30 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has said that around 1,500 cases over traffic violations been filed so far through surveillance by artificial intellig... Read More


Crimes against humanity: JaSaD President Inu imprisoned for 10 years

Dhaka, June 30 -- Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) President Hasanul Haq Inu has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on each of three separate charges in a crimes against humanity case over incidents ... Read More


Brazil snatch late victory against heroic Japan for last 16 berth

Dhaka, June 30 -- Brazil's quest for a sixth World Cup star looked under severe threat until a 96th-minute moment of sheer brilliance rewrote the script. In a blistering Round of 32 clash at the Hous... Read More