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

Bangladesh’s High Court (HC) has upheld the death sentences handed to former police officer Pradeep Kumar Das and suspended inspector Liakat Ali for the killing of retired army major Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan in 2020.  A bench comprising Justice Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman

Remittance in Bangladesh has continued to show positive growth breaking all previous records From July 2024 to May 2025. During this 11-month period, remittance inflow stood at $27.51 billion, marking a 28.70 percent increase compared to the same period last year. In July-May 2023-24,

Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, said the next national election will not be held later than June 30, 2026. He made the remark on Sunday (June 1) afternoon at a press conference on the Chief Adviser’s Japan visit held at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka,

Breaking from the traditional format, the interim government is set to present a different kind of national budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2025–26. Interim Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed will announce the proposed budget of Tk 7.9 trillion on Monday (June 2) at 3:00pm,

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the Kulaura border in Moulvibazar on Saturday night, local officials confirmed on Sunday (June 1). The incident took place inside Indian territory near the Dattagram border area in Sharifpur Union under

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former minister and ex-Faridpur-3 lawmaker Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain over acquiring illegal wealth and suspicious transactions worth more than Tk 100 crore. ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the

Natural gas has been found during preliminary testing at the Jamalpur-1 exploration well in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur, officials confirmed on Sunday (June 1). Mohammad Mozammel Haque, project director of the Jamalpur-1 well drilling project, said gas was detected on Saturday

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

The Appellate Division on Sunday permitted to appeal against the High Court verdict that cleared all the accused, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, in the August 21 grenade attack cases. A bench led by Chief

International Crimes Tribunal has issued an arrest warrant against former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal after formally accepting charges in the 2024 ‘July Genocide’ case. The charges were also accepted against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Inspector

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday (June 1) accepted five charges in the 2024 ‘July Genocide’ case and issued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Former Inspector General of Police (IGP)

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today (June 1) emphasized the importance of reviving the lost glory of jute to help strengthen Bangladesh’s economy. “Jute is an emotional issue for Bangladesh. We’ve produced natural fibers for generations,” he said

Police stopped a protest march by workers of the 'Tottho Apa' project under the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs as they attempted to march toward the Chief Adviser’s residence, Jamuna, on Sunday morning. The protesters, undeterred, staged a sit-in near

A total of 85,164 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year, with the final flight departing Dhaka last night, officials confirmed today. Pilgrims traveled on 219 flights operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Saudi Airlines, and Flynas. This year's

Government officials and employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat staged a protest march on Sunday (June 1), demanding the repeal of the recently issued Public Services (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, which they have denounced as a "black law." The demonstrators gathered at the

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka ranked 10th among cities with the worst air quality on Sunday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 103 at 9:40am, according to global air monitoring data. The air was categorized as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, posing