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Schoolboy hacked dead by 'drug dealers' in Noakhali

Noakhali, June 11 -- X student was hacked to death by alleged drug dealers in an attack that also left three other individuals injured in Senbagh upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday night. The deceased ... Read More


DSE welcomes budget proposals, eyes stronger capital market

Dhaka, June 11 -- 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... Read More


SIM tax withdrawal welcomed by mobile users' association

Dhaka, June 11 -- The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers' Association (BMPCA) has welcomed the government's decision to withdraw the Tk 300 tax on new SIM cards in the proposed national budget for fisc... Read More


Real estate sector stipulated for whitening black money

Dhaka, June 11 -- 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 ... Read More


Ad-din Hospital appeals against cancellation of license for sake of patients

Dhaka, June 11 -- Following the government's cancellation of its license, Ad-din Hospital authorities in a appeal on Thursday expressed hope that the government would allow them to continue regular ho... Read More


TIN made mandatory for opening bank accounts; excise duty ceiling raised to Tk 4 lakh

Dhaka, June 11 -- In a significant move to expand the national tax net, the government has proposed making the submission of a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) certificate mandatory for opening an... Read More


Jamaat holds protest rally in capital, terms proposed budget 'anti-people, loot-friendly'

Dhaka, June 11 -- e-Islami on Thursday staged a protest rally in the capital immediately after the presentation of the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal, describing it as "anti-people bu... Read More


Tk 1,081cr proposed in budget to improve religious leaders' living standards

Dhaka, June 11 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday proposed an allocation of Tk1,081 crore in the FY2026-27 budget to improve the social status and living standards of religio... Read More


NCP describes proposed budget as 'ambitious, fiscally unrealistic'

Dhaka, June 11 -- 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 real... Read More


280kg OMS rice, flour seized in Chuadanga; dealer fined Tk 50,000

Chuadanga, June 11 -- A mobile court in Chuadanga has seized 210 kg of government-subsidised rice and 70 kg of flour under the Open Market Sale (OMS) programme and fined a dealer Tk 50,000. The drive... Read More