Dhaka, June 20 -- The interim government has sent five secretaries into compulsory retirement, citing "public interest" after they completed 25 years of service. Separate notifications issued by the ... Read More
Dhaka, June 20 -- Funds held in Swiss banks under the name of Bangladesh have soared more than 33 times in a year, reaching 589.5 million Swiss francs. The sharp rise in deposits in 2024 marks a dram... Read More
Dhaka, June 20 -- A madrasa student who lost vision in one eye during the July Uprising has filed an attempted murder case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 166 others, including senior... Read More
Dhaka, June 20 -- Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue (NBR) has fallen Tk 660.78 billion behind its revenue target in the first 11 months of FY2025, despite mid-year hikes in duties and taxes on go... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- As the proposed budget for FY 2025-26 has kept the prices of and tax rates on all types of tobacco products unchanged, it will, once finalised and adopted, lead to an increase in the... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The Election Commission (EC) is holding a meeting on the code of conduct for parties and candidates for parliamentary elections and the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies. T... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The floating LNG terminal in the Bay of Bengal could not be connected to the cargo ships due to adverse weather for the last two days. Hence, the gas supply has been disrupted to ar... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) have approved a combined loan of $1.54 billion for Bangladesh to support banking sector reform, enhance climate resilience, i... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- Political parties have agreed on the need to change the existing system of electing the president but failed to reach a consensus on what model should replace it. In a dialogue of t... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- Bangladesh have fallen just shy of the 500-run mark in their first innings against Sri Lanka in Galle, but have still managed to post an impressive 495 after tons from veteran Mushfi... Read More