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

Fakhrul describes budget as creative, business-friendly

Sangsad Bhaban, June 11 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday described the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 as a creative budget aimed at boosting productio... Read More

Low-lying areas in Sherpur flooded as upstream hill runoffs swell rivers

Sherpur, June 11 -- lying areas of Nalitabari, Jhenaigati and Sreebardi upazilas in Sherpur districts were inundated on Thursday following heavy rainfall and a sudden influx of hill runoff from upstre... Read More

Massive Tk 50,000cr jump in education spending meant to signal new govt's priorities

Dhaka, June 11 -- The government has proposed an allocation of Tk 136,606 crore for education and human resource development in the FY2026-27 budget, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury anno... Read More

FICCI welcomes budget proposed for coming fiscal; flags concerns over investment climate as possible bottleneck

Dhaka, June 11 -- The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has welcomed the government's strategic Three-R (Recovery, Restoration and Reconstruction) framework underpinning the ... Read More

Two killed as covered van crashes into stationary truck in Feni

Dhaka, June 11 -- Two people were killed and eight others injured when a covered van rammed into a stationary truck on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Sadar upazila of Feni early Thursday. One of the... Read More

ICAB welcomes FY27 budget as business-friendly, flags crowding-out risk

Dhaka, June 11 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) on Thursday broadly welcomed the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 as a business-friendly framework, while raising c... Read More

Dhaka climbs to 2nd most polluted city this morning

Dhaka, June 11 -- Dhaka ranked second among the world's most polluted cities on Thursday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 167 at 8:50 am. According to the AQI scale, the capital... Read More

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