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Bangladesh rakes in record $30bn-plus in remittances as FY2025 draws to close

Dhaka, June 29 -- With two days remaining in the ongoing 2024-25 fiscal year, remittances sent by Bangladeshis overseas have already exceeded the $30 billion mark. A review of Bangladesh Bank data sh... Read More


Govt gives nod to UN human rights mission office in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 29 -- The interim government has granted policy-level approval to open a United Nations Human Rights Office in Dhaka initially for three years, a move linked to ongoing international engag... Read More


ACC launches investigation against six top NBR officers amid deadlock

Dhaka, June 29 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a preliminary inquiry against six officers of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) involved in the ongoing "complete shutdown" of the... Read More


Finance advisor does not meet with protesting tax officials as 'shutdown' is ongoing

Dhaka, June 29 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has withdrawn from a meeting with tax, VAT, and customs officials demanding the resignation of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman as they a... Read More


Govt reforms Code of Criminal Procedure in clampdown on false arrests, cases

Dhaka, June 29 -- In a move aimed at protecting innocent citizens from what has become widely known as the "arrest and case trade", the interim government has authorised a key amendment to the Code of... Read More


Interim govt to declare NBR operations as 'essential service' amid shutdown

Dhaka, June 29 -- Amid an ongoing shutdown of tax offices across the country, the interim government has announced that all services under the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will be classified as "es... Read More


In face of backlash, govt reverses course on marking Aug 8 as 'New Bangladesh Day'

Dhaka, June 29 -- The government has decided not to hold "New Bangladesh Day", one of the three national days it had announced to commemorate the July Uprising. The decision was taken at a meeting of... Read More


Chhatra Dal leader Jony murder: Tribunal accepts case against 62 suspects

Dhaka, June 29 -- A complaint has been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal over the killing of Chhatra Dal leader Md Nuruzzaman Jony in an alleged "crossfire" while in police custody. Jony's... Read More


Govt 'failed', NCP will issue July Charter, says Nahid

Dhaka, June 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam says the government has failed to announce the July Charter. The party will issue the July Charter itself on Aug 3 alongside the st... Read More


Finance advisor to finally meet protesting tax, customs officials

Dhaka, June 29 -- A delegation of protesting tax and customs officials is to meet Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed amid the ongoing movement demanding the removal of the National Board of Revenue (NBR... Read More