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Salehuddin set to unveil 'simple' budget in familiar format amid reform push

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh's interim administration is set to present its first national budget on Monday, with Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed introducing what he calls a "realistic" and "simple" f... Read More


Assam's Silchar breaks 132-year-old record with 415mm rainfall

Dhaka, June 2 -- Silchar, the second-biggest city in India's northeastern state of Assam, has recorded its highest single-day rainfall in 132 years on the first day of June, with 415.8 millimetres fal... Read More


Advisory Council approves draft of Tk 7.9tn budget for FY2026

Dhaka, June 2 -- The Advisory Council of Bangladesh's interim government has approved the draft of a budget of nearly Tk 7.9 trillion for the 2025-26 fiscal year. It also cleared the revised national... Read More


Remittances reach $2.97bn in first 11 months of current fiscal year

Dhaka, June 2 -- Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2.97 billion in remittances through banking channels in May, marking the second-highest monthly total in the country's history, according to the central ... Read More


Apex launches Style No. 1 Eid Collection

Dhaka, June 2 -- Apex has launched a No. 1 Style Collection of new footwear ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The collection captures the "spirit of celebration", the footwear giant said in a statement on Monday... Read More


BMU dismisses 19 over murder attempt, vandalism during July Uprising

Dhaka, June 2 -- Authorities at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) have expelled 19 people, including doctors, over their alleged involvement in murder attempts, vandalism and an arson attack in the ... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami meets with Election Commission

Dhaka, June 2 -- A delegation from Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami has sat for a meeting with the Election Commission (EC) to discuss the restoration of the party's registration and its election symbol. T... Read More


Jamaat hands copy of court verdict to EC in bid to regain registration

Dhaka, June 2 -- A delegation from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted a copy of the Appellate Division's verdict to the Election Commission (EC) in a bid to regain its party registration and ele... Read More


A septuagenarian's day began with prayers at the mosque. It ended in a hit-and-run

Dhaka, June 1 -- An elderly man has been run over and killed by a bus in Dhaka's Shantinagar. The victim, identified as 73-year-old Tashikul Islam, was returning home from the mosque after Fajr praye... Read More


A budget for the people, one future governments should follow: Finance Advisor Salehuddin

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, is set to unveil its first national budget on Monday, nearly 11 months after taking charge in the wake of the July Uprising tha... Read More