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Rahul Gandhi nominated as leader of India's opposition
News —8 June, 2024 18:24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chief rival Rahul Gandhi was nominated on Saturday to lead India's opposition in parliament after national election. Modi…
How do we feel when leaders cry?
For many, the idea that men don’t cry is something of…
PM Hasina departs for New Delhi to attend Modi's swearing-in as India's PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Saturday…
Bangladesh Police sell personal data to criminals
Two senior police officers in Bangladesh allegedly collected and sold classified and personal information of citizens to criminals on Telegram, American news platforom TechCrunch has…
Hasina defends budgetory proposal for whitening black money
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday supported the budgetory provision for legalising black money saying that it should be brought to the legal network first. "The money should be…
Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 17
Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 17 (Monday) as the crescent moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj was sighted…
Nayeemul Islam Khan appointed PM’s Press Secretary
Md Nayeemul Islam Khan has been appointed as Prime Minister’s Press Secretary with the status of secretary on contractual basis. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification to this end on Thursday. The notification mentioned that Nayeemul Islam Khan will remain in office for the duration of the Prime Minister's term or subject to her satisfaction from the date of his joining.
India opposition accuses Modi of 'stock market scam'
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an investigation into a stock market crash that hit investors at the end of the general election. He accused top Bharatiya Janata…
CPD criticises black money whitening provision
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), in an immediate response on Thursday to the proposed budget, expressed appreciation for the reduction of taxes on some essential items. However,…
TIB terms budget provision for whitening black money 'unconstitutional and corruption-friendly'
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed shock and disappointment over the 'unethical' provision in the newly announced budget that allows the whitening of black money…
Duty on mobile service create further burden
The government’s decision to increase an additional 5 percent supplementary duty on mobile services will create further burden on the telecom industry and the mobile subscribers…
DU students protest HC order on restoration of quota system in govt jobs
Following the High Court order to retain a 56 percent quota in first to fourth-class government jobs, students from Dhaka University and other institutions, along with frontliners…
Hefty bank borrowing planned to meet budget deficit
The government plans to raise around 85.4% of its domestic funding to meet the budget deficit through borrowing from the banking sector. In the proposed budget for FY 2024-25, Finance…
National budget: Where the prices may go up
If Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali gets his budget proposals through the following items will be costlier during the financial year starting July 1. Cigarettes: A supplementary…
Court orders appointment of receiver for properties of Benazir family
A court here today ordered to appoint official receiver for immovable properties of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife Jissan Mirza and their three daughters. Dhaka…
Budget proposes an end to free car imports for MPs
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed new taxes on the import of cars by the Members of Parliament (MPs). The proposal is announced during the presentation of…
Budget FY25: Primary and Mass Education sector to get higher allocation
The government has proposed to allocate Tk 38,819 cr in the Primary and Mass Education sector in the national budget for FY 2024-25. Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali proposed the allocation…