National,Economy ,Jatiya Sangsad
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the government is fully prepared to tackle emerging global challenges, emphasising that the primary objective is not just GDP growth, but building a sustainable, transparent, and inclusive economy.He made the remarks while delivering a com...
National,Economy
Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.0% in fiscal year 2025-26 and 4.7% in FY27, up from 3.5% in FY25, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), released on Friday.The growth outlook reflects a recovery in consum...
National,Politics,Diplomachy
Bangladesh and India have exchanged views on common security challenges and discussed ways to further strengthen their defence ties as an important component of their overall bilateral relationship.Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Bri...
The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Ministry has released its March 2026 economic update, highlighting mounting challenges from the energy crisis and persistent inflation, despite some improvement in foreign exchange reserves.The report warns that the ongoing energy crisis is affect...
National,Business & Commerce,Jatiya Sangsad,Diplomachy
Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Thursday said Bangladesh exported raw jute to 30 countries and jute goods to 138 nations during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years.In response to a query from ruling party lawmaker from Khulna-5 Mohammad Ali Asgar, he provided a detailed break...
National,Business & Commerce
The price of gold in Bangladesh has been reduced by Tk 4,432 per bhori within 24 hours of the latest hike, as the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) announced a fresh adjustment on Thursday.According to a press release, BAJUS cut the price by Tk 4,432, setting the rate of 22-carat gold ...
National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad
The Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed in Parliament on Thursday as the government moves to modernise the nation's public purchasing framework.Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury placed and moved the bill in the House, which was passed by voice vote.The proposed legis...
National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
Voting in Sherpur-3 election and Bogura-6 by-polls began on Thursday morning.Polling in both parliamentary seats started at 7:30am and will continue until 4:30pm without any break.Earlier, the Election Commission completed all necessary preparations to hold voting in a free and fair manner.On Februa...
National,Politics,Law & Justice
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday sentenced two former policemen to death and awarded varying jail terms to 28 others in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the 2024 July uprising.The three-member...
National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas,Diplomachy
Bangladesh on Wednesday thanked the Indian government for the recent supply of diesel and requested an increased volume of diesel and fertiliser supply to Bangladesh while the Indian side indicated that it would consider the request “readily and favourably.”Dhaka also reiterated its requ...
Election to Sherpur-3 and by-election to Bogura-6 are set to be held on Thursday as the Election Commission (EC) has completed all necessary preparations to hold voting in a free and fair manner.EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Wednesday, at a press briefing at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital...
National,Passport, Vissa, Immigration
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Country Director Jihoon Kim on Wednesday said human trafficking remains a serious challenge that requires coordinated and sustained efforts.He made the remarks while speaking at a programme marking the conclusion of a multi-year initiative to combat hum...
National,Politics,President, Prime Minister
A treasury bench MP on Wednesday demanded official recognition of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a child freedom fighter, while also calling for similar honours for late BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her late son Arafat Rahman Koko.The demand was raised by BNP MP Mujibur Rahman from Gazipu...
National,Politics,Law & Justice,Corruption
A petition was filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday seeking an investigation into alleged large-scale bribery – estimated at around Tk 100 crore – linked to the transfer of sub-registrars, implicating former interim government adviser Asif Nazrul and his personal ...
Parliament on Wednesday ratified an ordinance promulgated by the immediate past interim government granting legal immunity to the participants of the 2024 July mass uprising.It passed the July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Bill, 2026 by voice vote amid a strong objection fro...
National,Diplomachy
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Wednesday said they are exploring areas of cooperation based on national priorities, noting that environment and climate change naturally appear very high in that priority."Environment and climate change - both are areas are very important ...
National,ICT,Science & Technology
Internet service across the country may face disruption for three consecutive days from Thursday due to maintenance work, Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) said on Wednesday.The consortium of the country’s second submarine cable SEA-ME-WE-5 (SMW5), installed at Kuakata, has decided to c...
National,Jatiya Sangsad
Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain on Wednesday told Parliament that 60,286 voluntary social welfare agencies are actively operating in the country.“As many as 71,591 voluntary social welfare agencies are registered by the Social Services Department. Out of these, 60,286 agenc...
Parliament on Wednesday passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aiming to modernise existing law by incorporating provisions to ban not only entities but also their activities and propaganda.The bill was placed and moved by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed.It sought to replace the Anti-Terro...
World,WAR
The Israeli military carried out airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing forced evacuation orders to residents, raising fears of an escalating conflict in Lebanon.Earlier, Israeli forces issued similar displacement notices to residents in Beirut’s Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry L...
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