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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.
South Korea votes for new president after Yoon’s ouster
09:40 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdaySouth Koreans began voting Tuesday for a new president, six months to the day after ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol plunged the country into political chaos with his disastrous declaration of martial law.
Democratic transition, reforms not mutually exclusive: Fakhrul
09:10 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that democratic transition, justice, and reforms are not mutually exclusive, and must happen together to move the nation forward.
SI killed after being hit by bus in Dhaka
08:26 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayA police officer was killed after being hit by a bus of Balaka Paribahan on the slope of the Khilgaon flyover in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area on Monday night. The deceased, Kamrul Islam (37), a sub-inspector (SI), was posted at Motijheel Police Station under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Tax-free status proposed for Nobel, 10 other int’l awards
12:48 AM, 03 Jun 2025 TuesdayThe Nobel Prize and ten other prestigious international awards are proposed to be tax-exempt in Bangladesh for the upcoming fiscal year.
FICCI finds positive steps in budget, flags concern over tax hikes
10:04 PM, 02 Jun 2025 MondayThe Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has given a mixed reaction to the national budget for FY2025- 26...
DCCI finds budget falls short of business expectations
09:45 PM, 02 Jun 2025 MondayThe proposed national budget has fallen short of meeting the expectations of the business community in fostering a conducive environment for business growth and investment, said Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed in his initial reaction on Monday.
Proposed budget contractionary: BUILD
09:41 PM, 02 Jun 2025 MondayThe proposed budget for the fiscal 2025-26, estimated at Tk 7.9 trillion is a contractionary one targeting realistic GDP growth and lower inflation at 8%, says Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) on Monday in its budget reaction...
Budget 2025-26: Realistic but lacks structural reforms, says Selim Raihan
09:40 PM, 02 Jun 2025 MondayThe proposed budget for Bangladesh’s 2025-26 fiscal year, presented by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on June 2, 2025, reflects a realistic approach to addressing the country’s multifaceted economic challenges, according to Dr Selim Raihan, Executive Director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM).