Trending News: Bangladesh faces 44 extra extreme heat days: Global StudyJapan to provide over $1b in budget support, railway upgrade, and grants to BangladeshProf Yunus urges Japan to partner in building ‘New Bangladesh’General election possible before dec: TariqueChief Adviser urges JICA to strengthen support for Moheshkhali-Matarbari devBB to release redesigned Tk 20, Tk 50, and Tk 1,000 notes ahead of EidJapan to recruit 100,000 Bangladeshi workers over next five yearsNBR extends deadline of submitting VAT returns till June 19Finance Adviser to unveil budget on 2 June via televised addressForeign debt repayments surge as grace periods expireJewellery shops across Bangladesh shut indefinitely over BAJUS leader’s arrestGlobal heat records loom, Bangladesh braces for major climate fallout: WMOTarique Rahman demands national election by December to end political crisisBangladesh marks safe Motherhood Day & Fistula Day 2025 with high-level call to actionEid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on 7 June in BangladeshChief Adviser Prof Yunus embarks on four-day official visit to JapanSaudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 6Govt to procure 4.5m litres of rice bran oil for TCB at subsidised rateGovt to import LNG cargo from South Korea for Tk 608crGovt to import 70,000 Tonnes of fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and UAEPer capita income hits all-time high at $2,820 in FY25Time has come to announce specific election date: CPDA call for bold, systemic reformStock market has become a ‘Den of Robbers’: Shafiqul AlamPetrol pump strike suspended after commission assuranceBNP urges rapid reforms, December polls, and removal of controversial advisers in talks with Chief AdviserJamaat proposes national polls by February or post-Ramadan, urges dual roadmap for reform and electionsNCP urges Chief Adviser for clear roadmap on elections, reforms, and justiceCID freezes Tk18.16cr in 35 bank accounts linked to journalist Munni SahaFood inflation eases, but non-food prices remain stubbornSecretariat employees protest proposed public service ordinanceChief adviser Yunus not resigning, confirms Planning AdviserYunus calls BNP, Jamaat for back-to-back talks amid political unrestArmy chief supports December deadline for national electionsCustoms to remain open during holidays to support RMG exportsNo worker wages if port not open 24/7: Former BGMEA chiefPalli Bidyut Samity employees to March to Dhaka Wednesday with 7-point demandJapanese Megabank SMBC under fire for fueling climate crisis in BangladeshGovt, IsDB sign $241.3m agreement for bridge projectBangladesh seeks resolution to India’s trade restrictions without retaliation: Commerce SecretaryGovt rejects proposal to purchase 25 vehicles for advisersFakhrul alleges conspiracy to derail election, warns of dark shadow over democracySinger Noble arrested on rape and abduction chargesNusraat Faria released on bail, opens up about ordealCA calls for maintaining stable security in countryHSTU develops chemical, pesticide-free rice to boost yields and cut costsNBR split to remain, confusion resolved: Finance AdviserGovt approves additional Tk 421.76cr for Cox’s Bazar Rail ProjectGovt to import fertiliser worth Tk 4.77b from Morocco, KAFCOActress Nusraat Faria granted bailGlobal warming threatens massive ice melt even at 1.5°C: StudyBangladesh to import LNG from Singapore at Tk 586cr to meet energy demandGovt considering dearness allowance for public servants in FY26 budget: Finance AdviserBangladesh drifting into uncertainty: Amir KhasruADP implementation hits record low at 41% in 10 months of FY25NBR split right move, poorly executed: DebapriyaOnly essential reforms before election: Planning AdviserPowering youth potential: Govt and UNFPA launch strategic partnershipActress Nusrat Faria detained at Dhaka airport over attempted murder caseIndia bars Bangladeshi goods via land ports in Northeastern statesGovt to approve FY26 ADP today: Education, health sectors See Tk 5,471cr cutBangladesh to repatriate illegal Indian nationals through legal channels: Home AdviserUS tariff response not as alarming as feared: DebapriyaBangladesh U-19s storm into SAFF final with gritty win over NepalMalaysia to recruit more Bangladeshi workers, ensures better wages and welfareGovt committed to advancing telecom and IT with gender equality: CACountry has 20.68 lakh surplus livestock ahead of Eid-ul-AzhaBiman flight lands safely in Dhaka after losing rear wheelGovt accepts all demands of Jagannath University protestersBanks see core income dip amid loan troubles8 injured in attack on NCP, SAD members in Ashulia over opposition to illegal lead factoryWorld Bank supports Bangladesh in flood risk reduction and recoveryCDP hosts climate resilience training under PROCEED projectChief Adviser urges Bangladeshi youth to engage in politics for real changeCyber security ordinance 2025 set to be announced this week: Law AdviserCancel Orion’s Coal Plant to save economy and environment, Say ActivistKhaleda Zia returns home to hero’s welcome in GulshanTarique Rahman to return soon for ‘Final Push’ for democracy: Dr ZahidOverseas job placements hit 43-month low as saudi recruitment plungesRemittance hits $2.75b in April, second-highest monthly inflow everBNP gears up for grand welcome as khaleda zia returns from londonIndustrial slowdown deepens as imports dropPrice of 12kg LPG cylinder reduced by Tk 19ADB support for food security to reach $40b by 2030Govt to appoint graduate pharmacists in public hospitals to ensure better health servicesForeign debt payments surge by 25% amid shrinking aid CommitmentsFrance to provide €200m in water infrastructure in BangladeshBangladesh may seek extension from Trump administration following 90-day tariff pause: Finance Advisere-GP to be made mandatory in public procurement as part of reformsForex reserves cross $22b mark amid surging remittancesBangladesh becomes Asia’s 9th largest economySoybean: A powerhouse of high-quality protein for humans and animals Govt forms taskforce to review BBS data qualityPolice to seek INTERPOL’s help to arrest fugitive officers: IGPUS LNG deals could volatile Bangladesh’s energy market: Experts warnRajshahi’s historic step toward water security6th death anniversary of journalist Mahfuz Ullah observedGas transport from Bhola halted, factory operations disruptedGovt forms 8-member committee to probe nationwide grid failureLatif Shahrear Zahedee appointed to CAVA board of administrationDevelopment must match people’s realities: Dr Selim Jahan
Sat. May 31st, 2025
Trending News: Bangladesh faces 44 extra extreme heat days: Global StudyJapan to provide over $1b in budget support, railway upgrade, and grants to BangladeshProf Yunus urges Japan to partner in building ‘New Bangladesh’General election possible before dec: TariqueChief Adviser urges JICA to strengthen support for Moheshkhali-Matarbari devBB to release redesigned Tk 20, Tk 50, and Tk 1,000 notes ahead of EidJapan to recruit 100,000 Bangladeshi workers over next five yearsNBR extends deadline of submitting VAT returns till June 19Finance Adviser to unveil budget on 2 June via televised addressForeign debt repayments surge as grace periods expireJewellery shops across Bangladesh shut indefinitely over BAJUS leader’s arrestGlobal heat records loom, Bangladesh braces for major climate fallout: WMOTarique Rahman demands national election by December to end political crisisBangladesh marks safe Motherhood Day & Fistula Day 2025 with high-level call to actionEid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on 7 June in BangladeshChief Adviser Prof Yunus embarks on four-day official visit to JapanSaudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 6Govt to procure 4.5m litres of rice bran oil for TCB at subsidised rateGovt to import LNG cargo from South Korea for Tk 608crGovt to import 70,000 Tonnes of fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and UAEPer capita income hits all-time high at $2,820 in FY25Time has come to announce specific election date: CPDA call for bold, systemic reformStock market has become a ‘Den of Robbers’: Shafiqul AlamPetrol pump strike suspended after commission assuranceBNP urges rapid reforms, December polls, and removal of controversial advisers in talks with Chief AdviserJamaat proposes national polls by February or post-Ramadan, urges dual roadmap for reform and electionsNCP urges Chief Adviser for clear roadmap on elections, reforms, and justiceCID freezes Tk18.16cr in 35 bank accounts linked to journalist Munni SahaFood inflation eases, but non-food prices remain stubbornSecretariat employees protest proposed public service ordinanceChief adviser Yunus not resigning, confirms Planning AdviserYunus calls BNP, Jamaat for back-to-back talks amid political unrestArmy chief supports December deadline for national electionsCustoms to remain open during holidays to support RMG exportsNo worker wages if port not open 24/7: Former BGMEA chiefPalli Bidyut Samity employees to March to Dhaka Wednesday with 7-point demandJapanese Megabank SMBC under fire for fueling climate crisis in BangladeshGovt, IsDB sign $241.3m agreement for bridge projectBangladesh seeks resolution to India’s trade restrictions without retaliation: Commerce SecretaryGovt rejects proposal to purchase 25 vehicles for advisersFakhrul alleges conspiracy to derail election, warns of dark shadow over democracySinger Noble arrested on rape and abduction chargesNusraat Faria released on bail, opens up about ordealCA calls for maintaining stable security in countryHSTU develops chemical, pesticide-free rice to boost yields and cut costsNBR split to remain, confusion resolved: Finance AdviserGovt approves additional Tk 421.76cr for Cox’s Bazar Rail ProjectGovt to import fertiliser worth Tk 4.77b from Morocco, KAFCOActress Nusraat Faria granted bailGlobal warming threatens massive ice melt even at 1.5°C: StudyBangladesh to import LNG from Singapore at Tk 586cr to meet energy demandGovt considering dearness allowance for public servants in FY26 budget: Finance AdviserBangladesh drifting into uncertainty: Amir KhasruADP implementation hits record low at 41% in 10 months of FY25NBR split right move, poorly executed: DebapriyaOnly essential reforms before election: Planning AdviserPowering youth potential: Govt and UNFPA launch strategic partnershipActress Nusrat Faria detained at Dhaka airport over attempted murder caseIndia bars Bangladeshi goods via land ports in Northeastern statesGovt to approve FY26 ADP today: Education, health sectors See Tk 5,471cr cutBangladesh to repatriate illegal Indian nationals through legal channels: Home AdviserUS tariff response not as alarming as feared: DebapriyaBangladesh U-19s storm into SAFF final with gritty win over NepalMalaysia to recruit more Bangladeshi workers, ensures better wages and welfareGovt committed to advancing telecom and IT with gender equality: CACountry has 20.68 lakh surplus livestock ahead of Eid-ul-AzhaBiman flight lands safely in Dhaka after losing rear wheelGovt accepts all demands of Jagannath University protestersBanks see core income dip amid loan troubles8 injured in attack on NCP, SAD members in Ashulia over opposition to illegal lead factoryWorld Bank supports Bangladesh in flood risk reduction and recoveryCDP hosts climate resilience training under PROCEED projectChief Adviser urges Bangladeshi youth to engage in politics for real changeCyber security ordinance 2025 set to be announced this week: Law AdviserCancel Orion’s Coal Plant to save economy and environment, Say ActivistKhaleda Zia returns home to hero’s welcome in GulshanTarique Rahman to return soon for ‘Final Push’ for democracy: Dr ZahidOverseas job placements hit 43-month low as saudi recruitment plungesRemittance hits $2.75b in April, second-highest monthly inflow everBNP gears up for grand welcome as khaleda zia returns from londonIndustrial slowdown deepens as imports dropPrice of 12kg LPG cylinder reduced by Tk 19ADB support for food security to reach $40b by 2030Govt to appoint graduate pharmacists in public hospitals to ensure better health servicesForeign debt payments surge by 25% amid shrinking aid CommitmentsFrance to provide €200m in water infrastructure in BangladeshBangladesh may seek extension from Trump administration following 90-day tariff pause: Finance Advisere-GP to be made mandatory in public procurement as part of reformsForex reserves cross $22b mark amid surging remittancesBangladesh becomes Asia’s 9th largest economySoybean: A powerhouse of high-quality protein for humans and animals Govt forms taskforce to review BBS data qualityPolice to seek INTERPOL’s help to arrest fugitive officers: IGPUS LNG deals could volatile Bangladesh’s energy market: Experts warnRajshahi’s historic step toward water security6th death anniversary of journalist Mahfuz Ullah observedGas transport from Bhola halted, factory operations disruptedGovt forms 8-member committee to probe nationwide grid failureLatif Shahrear Zahedee appointed to CAVA board of administrationDevelopment must match people’s realities: Dr Selim Jahan
Sat. May 31st, 2025
Essential goods have now become luxury items: CPD
Essential goods have now become luxury items: CPD

The cost of essential goods in Bangladesh has escalated to the point where they are now considered luxury items, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) reported on Sunday. Food prices…

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Bangladesh to work with those countries helping advancement: PM
Bangladesh to work with those countries helping advancement: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh would rather work with those countries which will help in Dhaka’s journey towards development and prosperity not taking into consideration who engages in…

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Work to make youths worthy citizens, President asks scout leaders
Work to make youths worthy citizens, President asks scout leaders

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked the scout leaders to work for making new generations as worthy citizens to reach the benefits of independence at people’s doorsteps. “To keep pace with…

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Benazir Ahmed to be brought back if found guilty: Quader
Benazir Ahmed to be brought back if found guilty: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader stated today that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed will be brought back to Bangladesh if found guilty of corruption. “The…

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Sri Lankan procurement team in city to learn about e-GP
Sri Lankan procurement team in city to learn about e-GP

A seven-member delegation from Sri Lanka, focusing on public procurement, commenced a three-day experience-sharing visit to Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) starting from June 2. The visit aims to understand…

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None can isolate me from people: PM
None can isolate me from people: PM

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that none can isolate her from the people as they have confidence and trust that she has…

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Bogura bidi workers demand duty withdrawal
Bogura bidi workers demand duty withdrawal

Bogura District Bidi Workers Union demanded withdrawal of duty on bidi products in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget. The union members formed a human chain and held an encirclement programme…

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Food inflation hits15% in Dec: BIDS
Food inflation hits15% in Dec: BIDS

Food inflation in the country soared to 15% in December last, significantly higher than the 12% reported by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), according to a Bangladesh Institute of…

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PM directs government cos to join stock market
PM directs government cos to join stock market

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday has instructed authorities to gradually introduce potential government institutions to the stock market, with the finance department tasked to assess the feasibility. This directive…

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One health approach for public health and sustainability
One health approach for public health and sustainability

Experts emphasized the critical importance of adopting a One Health approach in Bangladesh, highlighting its recognition of the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. They emphasized that this approach…

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