Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has strongly opposed the government’s plan to legalize undisclosed income, saying it goes against the spirit of the July uprising. CPD shared this view while reviewing the proposed national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, which Finance

Tangail Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested five individuals including the mastermind behind the highway robbery of a Jordan expatriate’s microbus in Mirzapur. The detainees are Md. Abdul Hakim, son of Yusuf Jamadar from Barishal, Sohag, son of Md. Amir Hossain, Roman, son

The government has taken strict measures to ensure a safe and smooth journey for holidaymakers ahead of Eid, including mandatory photo documentation of all long-distance bus passengers to prevent robbery. Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury shared the

The much-awaited dialogue under the National Consensus Commission began on Tuesday, marking what could be the beginning of a new chapter in political reform. The commission’s Co-Chair Professor Dr Ali Riaz in his opening speech, thanked political parties for their active

A member of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), died in a road accident on the slope of the Khilgaon flyover in the capital on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Sub-Inspector Kamrul Islam. The incident occurred around 9:30pm in front of Khalil’s meat shop when a bus of

A man and his two sons were killed in a road accident in Basail upazila of Tangail district today June 3) while travelling home for Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. The collision occurred around 9:00 am on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway in the Karati bypass area. The victims were

Indian border authorities have returned the body of a Bangladeshi youth, who was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh frontier in Moulvibazar, after a delay of nearly 38 hours. The victim, identified as Pradeep Baidya, a daily wage labourer from

The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated across the country on Saturday (June 7). Marking the occasion, five Eid congregations will be held in phases at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, according to the Islamic Foundation. The first congregation will begin at 7:00 am, to be led by

The proposed national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year has set aside Tk 40,698 crore for the defence sector. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed made the announcement during his budget speech on Monday (June 2), revealing details of the allocation. According to the proposal,

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said his party urged Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to hold the national election by December this year. Speaking after a meeting at the Foreign Service Academy on Monday, Salahuddin said that all political parties present demanded elections

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today (June 2) said that the July Charter will be announced through a consensus among all political parties. Speaking at the opening of the second round of the National Consensus Commission's dialogue at the Foreign Service Academy in

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today (June 2) announced the proposed national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year. In a televised speech, he outlined various changes in duties and taxes that will lead to both price increases and decreases on different goods and services.

The government has allocated Tk 2,956 crore in the proposed national budget to support the Election Commission in holding the next general election in a free and fair manner. Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed made the announcement during his budget speech on Monday.  Of the

The High Court today dropped from its cause list a writ petition challenging the National Sports Council's (NSC) decisions to remove Faruque Ahmed as BCB president and appoint Aminul Islam Bulbul in his place. The HC bench of Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque and Justice Aynun Nahar

The retail price of 12-kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been reduced for the month of June by Tk 28 from the previous rate of Tk 1,431.  The new price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder has been fixed at Tk 1,403. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new price

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur today presented images of six newly designed banknotes to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The handover took place after a council of advisers’ meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office, confirmed Deputy Press Secretary Abul

The size of the national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year has been set at Tk 7.90 trillion, down by Tk 70 billion from the current fiscal’s budget.  Since independence, this is the first time any government is reducing the overall budget size. Interim Finance

A total of 87,157 Bangladeshi pilgrims, including members of the Hajj management team, have arrived in Saudi Arabia since April 29 to perform Hajj, officials confirmed on Monday. The annual Islamic pilgrimage, scheduled for June 5, 2025, according to the Arabic lunar calendar, will see

Bangladesh is likely to experience light to moderate rain or thundershowers in several regions over the next 24 hours, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Monday. According to the latest bulletin, rain accompanied by lightning and temporary gusty winds is expected at

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed is set to unveil a Tk 7,90,000 crore national budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year (FY26) this afternoon (June 2) — the first under the interim government led by Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. The budget comes at a critical