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Proposed budget revenue target highly risky: Fitch Ratings

Dhaka, June 16 -- Global rating agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said that achieving the revenue target outlined in Bangladesh's proposed national budget for the fiscal year FY2026-27 will be highly ch... Read More


PM urges all to prioritise national interest, change mindset of revenge

Dhaka, June 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called for an end to what he described as a "mentality of revenge", urging all to focus on the interest of the country and its people rather ... Read More


Remittance inflow hits $34.38 billion with 18.6% growth y-on-y; Forex reserves reach $35.76 billion

Dhaka, June 16 -- Bangladesh has continued to log an impressive growth in inward remittances, with expatriates sending home over US$ 34.38 billion during the period from July 2025 to June 15, 2026. T... Read More


Premier Bank MD's mother dies

Dhaka, June 16 -- Ayesha Begum, the mother of Premier Bank PLC Managing Director Md Monzur Mofiz, died on Tuesday due to old-age complications. She was 78. She breathed her last at her Bakalia reside... Read More


Premier Bank MD's mother passes away

Dhaka, June 16 -- The respected mother of Premier Bank's Managing Director, Md. Monzur Mofiz, late Ayesha Begum, passed away on June 16, 2026, at the age of 78 due to old-age complications at her resi... Read More


Nadia Nivin appointed first female chairman of IDRA

Dhaka, June 16 -- Mir Nadia Nivin, an international development and institutional reform specialist, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA)... Read More


JU expels two female students over drugs, recommends case against one

Bangladesh, June 16 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) has expelled two female students for two years after finding them guilty of possessing and consuming narcotics in a room at Nawab Faizunnesa Hall. ... Read More


No immediate relocation of Dhaka bus terminals, depots to handle load: Minister

, June 16 -- Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Tuesday said inter-district bus terminals in the capital will not be relocated immediately, adding that buses will instead be kep... Read More


Football fever meets aesthetic living: Argentina flag colours take over Sherpur

, June 16 -- What started as an individual expression of fandom has now evolved into a community-wide cultural phenomenon. In Nalitabari of Sherpur, the answer is a striking visual transformation-ent... Read More


Elderly woman killed in Chandpur road accident

, June 16 -- An elderly woman was killed after being hit by a bus in Chandpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Tofayelennesa Maya, 64, wife of late Belal Patwari of Pa... Read More