Dhaka, Friday, Sep 11, 2026
At least 622 people were killed and 1,652 others injured in 613 road accidents across Bangladesh in May, according to a report released on Saturday by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS).The passeng...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has welcomed Bangladesh's largest-ever national budget for FY 2026–27 as a bold initiative to rebuild the economy, while flagging seriou...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Saturday welcomed the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27, describing it as pragmatic and implementable, while fl...
Gold prices in Bangladesh rebounded on Saturday after four consecutive reductions, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 6,590 per bhori.Under the...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman arrived in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning on a daylong visit to attend a series of development and environmental programmes.Prime Minister...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Cox’s Bazar on Saturday on a day-long tour to join various programmes.Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Tarique Rahman will...
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government expects inflationary pressures to ease gradually through structural reforms aimed at reducing the cost of doing business, improvin...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Friday described the proposed national budget for FY2026-27 as oriented toward economic recovery through human development and private-sector-led growth, but ca...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday identified achieving the proposed revenue collection target of Tk 695,000 crore and bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent as the biggest challenges in...
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday unveiled sweeping tax, VAT and duty relief measures in the Tk 9,38,000 crore national budget for fiscal year 2026-27, targeting everything fro...
Bangladesh's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 has reinstated the opportunity to legalise undisclosed money through real estate investment, reversing a pause maintained during the interim govern...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) on Thursday has broadly welcomed the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 as a business-friendly framework, while raising concerns about...
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Chairman Mominul Islam on Thursday welcomed the capital market-friendly measures in the proposed FY2026-27 budget, expressing gratitude to Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmu...
The government has revoked the licence of Ad-Din Hospital over the deaths of six newborns allegedly due to negligence.The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a notification on Thursda...
The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has welcomed the government's strategic Three-R (Recovery, Restoration and Reconstruction) framework underpinning the proposed Finance B...
The proposed national budget for FY2026-27 is business and investment friendly, but its real test lies in achieving ambitious revenue targets and translating announced reforms into action, the Dhaka C...
The National Citizen Party (NCP) on Thursday dismissed the government's proposed Tk 9.38 lakh crore budget for fiscal year 2026-27 as overly ambitious and detached from economic reality, warning that...
A range of everyday products, from mid-range passenger cars and cigarettes to washing machines and imported paper, are likely to become more expensive if Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury'...
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) on Thursday warned that new taxes and duties on construction materials in the proposed 2026-27 budget will push up construction costs and...
The government has proposed allocating Tk 500 crore annually to a dedicated 'Startup Fund' in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27, aiming to nurture a new generation of entrepreneurs, particul...