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BEELIA demands elevators be reclassified as capital machinery, seeks withdrawal of increased taxes

Dhaka, June 18 -- The Bangladesh Elevator, Escalator and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) has demanded that elevators be reclassified as capital machinery in the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal budget and ... Read More


Five of a family burnt in 'gas cylinder blast' in Ashulia

Dhaka, June 18 -- Five members of a family, including two women, sustained severe burn injuries in a fire reportedly caused by a gas cylinder blast in Ashulia on Wednesday morning. The injured were J... Read More


Two missing girls found dead in Sherpur pond

Dhaka, June 18 -- The bodies of two young girls, who had been missing since Tuesday noon, were recovered from a pond at a remote fish farm in the Battala area of Sribardi upazila in Sherpur on Wednesd... Read More


Govt employees vow to continue movement until ordinance fully revoked

Dhaka, June 18 -- Government employees on Wednesday warned of fresh protests on Thursday if the authorities fail to take steps to repeal the recently enacted Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025... Read More


Bangladesh pivots to domestic finance to cut costly foreign funds

Dhaka, June 18 -- Bangladesh plans gradually reducing reliance on external borrowing to finance budget deficits as rising cost of foreign loans makes the government inward-bound for pooling higher dom... Read More


Moscow mum on extending $11.38b utilisation timeline

Dhaka, June 18 -- Russia has yet to extend the timeline for its $11.38-billion loan utilisation for Bangladesh although the credit tenure already expired in December last, officials said Wednesday abo... Read More


158 more Bangladeshis repatriated from Libiya

Dhaka, June 18 -- A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, who had been detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh on Tuesday. A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ ... Read More


Govt mulls over issuing 'Sukuk' bond in favour of BSL

Dhaka, June 18 -- The government is considering issuing Shariah-based Sukuk bond in favour of the state-owned Bangladesh Services Limited (BSL) for helping settle its existing debt liability. The BSL... Read More


Student killed in Gaibandha road accident

Dhaka, June 18 -- A college student was killed after being crushed under the wheels of a loaded truck on the Gobindaganj-Mohimaganj road in the Coachasahar Bazar area of Gobindaganj upazila on Tuesday... Read More


Proposed budget 'disappointing in many ways': Debapriya

Dhaka, June 18 -- Eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Wednesday described the proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year as "in many ways, a budget of disappointment." "This (budget) has ... Read More