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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

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Postponed UP polls being held in southern districts

The postponed Upazila Parishad elections in 18 upazilas across the country’s southern districts were being held peacefully on Sunday. Originally scheduled for May 27, the elections were postponed by the

Hasina leaves Dhaka for attending Modi’s oath-taking ceremony

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Saturday morning to attend the oath-taking ceremony of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Budget lacks steps to meet challenges: CPD

Independent think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue said on Friday that the proposed budget for the financial year 2024–25 failed to offer concrete measures to overcome the ongoing economic challenges.

Questions on budget draw minister’s ire

Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said on Friday that he was disappointed with the questions made by journalists about proposed budgetary measures for FY25 and asked them to study.

Main challenge to contain inflation: PM

Prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that taming inflation was a big challenge for the government. ‘The big challenge for us is that how we

Legalisation of undisclosed money to encourage corruption: BNP

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that the proposed budget would encourage corruption. He said, ‘This is a budget for legalising

GDP growth estimated at 6.75pc in national budget FY2024-25

Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday said that it was expected that pursuing all the ‘prudent policy measures’ would help achieve GDP growth of 6.75 per cent in the

Israel’s strike on UN school in Gaza kills 27

The Israeli military said Thursday it had carried out a deadly strike on a UN school in Gaza that it said housed a Hamas compound, with the militant group saying

Finance minister outlines vision for ‘Smart Bangladesh’ in national budget

Finance minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday announced that the vision of ‘Smart Bangladesh’ would be realized through the integration of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence. Presenting the national budget

Finance minister begins unveiling Tk 7,97,000cr national budget

Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has started placing the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget of Bangladesh in parliament for the fiscal year 2024-25. The finance minister began rolling out