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Tk7.90 lakh crore interim budget unveiled

Dhaka, June 3 -- In a historic move, the government has proposed a national budget of Tk7.90 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2025-26 - a reduction of 0.9 per cent from the current fiscal year's outlay ... Read More


Tax-free income limit unchanged

Dhaka, June 3 -- Amid persistent high inflation and shrinking real incomes, the government has decided to keep the annual tax-free income threshold for individual taxpayers unchanged at Tk 3.5 lakh fo... Read More


Health sector gets Tk41,908cr in FY26

Dhaka, June 3 -- With a strong focus on achieving universal health coverage by 2030, the government has proposed an allocation of Tk 41,908 crore for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the n... Read More


CA for upholding national unity to find path of prosperity

Dhaka, June 3 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday stressed maintaining firm national unity to find a path of prosperity for the nation. "Let us make our unity firm.so that we can find... Read More


Number of registered MFS accounts stand at 239.3m in January

Dhaka, June 3 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday said the total number of registered Mobile Financial Services (MFS) accounts in the country stood at 239.3 million in January 2025, of wh... Read More


FDI needs reform for investor confidence, not red tape

Dhaka, June 3 -- South Korea's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Park Young-sik, has rightly spotlighted the pressing need for reform in customs procedures and the visa regime to attract greater foreign direc... Read More


Leaders unhappy Far from reality: BNP Undesirable: Jamaat

Dhaka, June 3 -- Political leaders expressed their unhappiness over the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-26. BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said does not reflect t... Read More


HC upholds death for OC Pradeep, SI Liaqat

Dhaka, June 3 -- The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has upheld the verdict delivered by the Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge's Court in the much-debated Major (Retd.) Sinha Md. Rashed Khan murder ... Read More


Despite abundant supply, Eid cattle sales remain sluggish

Dhaka, June 3 -- Though only five days are left to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival for Muslims, the sacrificial animal market is yet to get momentum. Despite a sufficient ... Read More


Edu budget up with 1.53pc of GDP

Dhaka, June 3 -- The government has proposed to allocate only 1.53 per cent of the GDP to the education sector in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), continuing a long-standing trend of underinve... Read More