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Budget 2025-26: Low allocation for culture irks theatre artistes
09:45 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayThe Theatre Artists Association of Dhaka (TAAD) has expressed disappointment over what it considers a low allocation for the cultural sector in the proposed national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
UNICEF halts education programmes in Bangladesh amid fund crunch
08:16 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Tuesday that it has been forced to suspend some education programmes in Bangladesh due to a global aid funding crisis.
Returning laundered money not easy, says Salehuddin
08:02 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayFinance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed described money launderers as highly intelligent, emphasising that recovering laundered funds is a complex and time-consuming process.
Dhaka will reach out to Delhi afresh over ongoing push-ins
07:57 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said Bangladesh will send a fresh 'substantive' letter to India reminding them of set mechanisms to deal with the push-ins, noting that push-in is still happening.
Yunus seeks global support to face Rohingya aid crisis
07:47 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called for stronger global support to help Bangladesh cope with funding cuts and continue assisting the vulnerable Rohingya community.
Tk 3.5cr toll collected at Jamuna Bridge in 24 hours
06:41 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayMore than 30 thousand vehicles crossed the Jamuna Bridge in the 24 hours from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday generating a toll revenue of Tk 3.5 crore.
Inflation to drop to 7% by Sept, interest rates likely to follow: BB Governor
05:55 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has projected that inflation will fall to 7 per cent by the end of September 2025, paving the way for a potential reduction in interest rates.
HC orders status quo on BCB activities, allows Aminul to continue as president
05:33 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday issued a status quo order on the activities of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) board of directors, enabling newly elected BCB President Aminul Islam Bulbul to continue his duties.
Prepared budget amidst limited resources, too many demands: Salehuddin
05:20 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayReflecting on the newly announced FY 2025–26 national budget, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed described it as a people-friendly and business-friendly framework, crafted under conditions of limited resources and high demands.
Budget 2025–26 realistic, fully implementable, says Wahiduddin
04:55 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayPlanning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has asserted that the just announced FY 2025–26 national budget is realistic and fully implementable, despite challenges in revenue collection due to structural constraints.
Bangladesh’s export earnings surpass previous FY in just 11 months
04:30 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayBangladesh has achieved a significant milestone in its export sector, with export revenue in the first 11 months (July–May) of FY 2024-25 surpassing the total earnings of the entire previous fiscal year.
Special incentive for public servants raised to 15% from July
03:52 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayThe government has issued a circular approving a special incentive increase for public employees to 15 per cent from the current 5 per cent, effective July.
Jamaat ready for December polls, if nation is: Shafiqur
03:31 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has no objection to participating in elections in December if the nation is fully prepared, said the party’s Amir, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, during a press conference at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday.
Law enforcement leaves cancelled to ensure smooth Eid celebration
02:49 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced that all leaves for law enforcement personnel have been cancelled to ensure the safety and security of citizens during Eid-ul-Azha.
Salahuddin files disappearance complaint against Hasina at ICT
02:29 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayBNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has submitted allegations of abduction and enforced disappearance against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six others to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
Black money legalisation provision contradicts July spirit: CPD
01:10 PM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayThe Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has stated that the provision allowing the legalisation of black money in the proposed national budget directly contradicts the spirit of the July Movement.
UN chief calls for probe into killings near Gaza aid centre
11:50 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayUN chief Antonio Guterres called Monday for an independent investigation into the killing and wounding of scores of Palestinians near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza the day before.
Father, two sons killed as microbus crashes into stationary truck
11:21 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayA father and his two sons were killed, and three others injured, when a microbus crashed into the rear of a stationary truck in Basail upazila of Tangail on Tuesday morning.
1 killed as 5.8-magnitude quake hits Turkey’s Marmaris
10:40 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayA 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Marmaris area of southwestern Turkey early on Tuesday, with a teenager dying after having a panic attack, the interior minister said.
Man fined for burning Qur’an in London
10:01 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayA man has been fined after he set fire to a Qur’an outside the Turkish consulate in London, in an act that was deemed “motivated at least in part by a hatred of Muslims” by a judge.