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ILO, BEPZA ink deal on two-year action plan

Dhaka, May 19 -- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Monday signed an agreement on a two-year action plan aimed at harmonising legis... Read More


No innocent won't be harassed: Adviser Jahangir

Dhaka, May 19 -- Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reiterated that they will make sure that no innocent person is harassed in the July uprising cases. "We'll take measures as no innocent pe... Read More


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