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Budget 2026-27: Tk 300 'SIM tax' withdrawn, 15% VAT imposed

Dhaka, June 11 -- The government has decided to withdraw the Tk 300 "SIM tax", a longstanding demand from the telecom sector. However, it has also imposed a 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on the su... Read More


Bangladesh targets 6.5% GDP growth in Budget 2026-27

Dhaka, June 11 -- At a time when Bangladesh's macroeconomy is under considerable strain due to inflation, external debt stress and a widening revenue gap, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury... Read More


Anti-immigrant violence erupts across Belfast after knife attackPublished on: June 11, 2026 2:48 AM

Pakistan, June 11 -- Masked men burned families out of their homes in Belfast and torched a number of vehicles in a wave of anti-immigrant violence on Tuesday night that followed a knife attack by a S... Read More


Government makes TIN certificate mandatory to open bank account

Dhaka, June 11 -- The government has made it mandatory to provide a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) when opening a bank account in an effort to expand the tax net. However, students, government ... Read More


Ahead of 2027 polls, Owaisi targets SP bastion with first rally in Bahraich on June 14

LUCKNOW, June 11 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi is set to address his first public rally in Bahraich district on June 14, marking the start of the party's... Read More


निशांत और पवन सिंह बने MLC, सभी 10 कैंडिडेट निर्विरोध चुनाव जीते; हाथ मलते रह गए दीपक प्रकाश

हिन्दुस्तान ब्यूरो, जून 11 -- बिहार विधान परिषद के द्विवार्षिक चुनाव और उपचुनाव के परिणाम घोषित कर दिए गए हैं। जनता दल यूनाइटेड (JDU) के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष नीतीश कुमार के बेटे एवं स्वास्थ्य मंत्री निशा... Read More


Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta begins pre-budget consultations from north Bengal, says region neglected

Siliguri, June 11 -- With the state budget slated to be presented on June 22, newly appointed West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Thursday launched the government's pre-budget consultation... Read More


Tarique government targets to tame inflation at 7.5% as Bangladesh watches prices outrun promise

Dhaka, June 11 -- After four years of punishing price pressures that left households battered, the BNP government has set itself an ambitious target: bringing average inflation down to 7.5 percent in ... Read More


India's 1950 FIFA World Cup heartbreak cost Hyderabad its moment

Hyderabad, June 11 -- The first ever FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 and thereafter the second and third editions were conducted in 1934 and 1938, respectively. Then came the devastating battles of Wo... Read More


एक डील और शेयर में धमाका! पेन ब्रांड रेनॉल्ड्स को खरीदते ही 8% तक उछला ये स्टॉक, निवेशकों की हुई चांदी

नई दिल्ली, जून 11 -- भारत की प्रमुख स्टेशनरी और आर्ट मटेरियल बनाने वाली कंपनी DOMS इंडस्ट्रीज एक बार फिर निवेशकों के बीच चर्चा का विषय बन गई है। कंपनी के शेयरों में गुरुवार को करीब 8% की शानदार तेजी द... Read More