RMG workers must be paid bonus by May, salary by early June: Home adviser

Dhaka, May 19 -- Garment workers must be paid their Eid bonus within May and salary between June 1 and 3, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed on Monday. "Garment wor... Read More

Farooki terms Nusraat Faria's arrest 'embarrassing incident'

Dhaka, May 19 -- Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Monday expressed disappointment over the recent arrest of actress Nusraat Faria, calling it an "embarrassing incident" for the authorities a... Read More

Economic governance weaknesses likely to affect delivery

Dhaka, May 19 -- The delivery of the FY26 national budget appears to be shaped by persistent weaknesses in economic governance, including a lack of cooperation and inclusivity, poor coordination and h... Read More

USD rate up slightly under mkt-based regime

Dhaka, May 19 -- The interbank exchange rate of the US dollar against Bangladeshi taka starts moving up slowly following the implementation of market-driven exchange-rate regime. Because of the rise,... Read More

Funds flowing in as Japan follows IMF, ADB, WB lead

Dhaka, May 19 -- Budget-bankrolling funds are flowing in as Japan now agrees to lend Bangladesh around US$350 million following the footstep of multilateral lending trios of the IMF, the ADB and the W... Read More

National trade, import disrupted for taxmen's strike

Dhaka, May 19 -- A prolonged pen-down protest by revenue officials demanding the scrapping of an ordinance that bifurcated their board takes a heavy toll on total supply-chain management of imports, b... Read More

Jul-Jan budget deficit up 73pc on slow tax receipts

Dhaka, May 19 -- Bangladesh's budget deficit surged by 73.04 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in FY24, driven largely by sluggish tax collectio... Read More

Laundered money goes into two sovereign funds

Dhaka, May 19 -- Attached and frozen assets of the oligarchs who "plundered people's money" during the deposed regime of Sheikh Hasina will go into two separate sovereign funds the interim government ... Read More

Oil prices slip as US, China concerns weigh

Dhaka, May 19 -- Oil prices slipped on Monday, weighed down by Moody's downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating and official data that showed a slow down in the pace of China's industrial output an... Read More

Rains, thundershowers likely across country

Dhaka, May 19 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rains at several places in seven divisions of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Monday. "Light to mod... Read More

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