Bangladesh

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has placed the proposed national budget of Tk 7.61 lakh crore for the next fiscal, saying that the government is targeting to attain economic growth of 7.5 per cent. “On the whole, we expect to return to higher growth trajectory and achieve a 7.5 per cent GDP growth in the coming fiscal year, by way ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday deferred expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat’s hearing on charge framing in a graft case. Today was fixed for the charge graming. But following a time petition by Samrat’s lawyer, Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 Judge Monjurul Imam set July 6 for next hearing in the case. Samrat, who is now on bail, ...

Hajj pilgrims have expressed their satisfaction with the overall arrangement of the government to carry them to Saudi Arabia for performing the holy Islamic ritual. They said apart from a very few issues, everything at Hajj Camp in Ashkona of Dhaka are running smoothly and they are getting all necessary services after arriving there to catch their flights. Md Shahidul ...

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina has said Awami League (AL) lawmaker and noted film actor Akbar Hossain Pathan, who is popularly known as Farooq, played an unforgettable role during the Liberation War. “Farooq is a freedom fighter. He had been an active Chhatra League activist since the anti-Ayub movement. He made contributions to every struggle and ...

It is not worthy for the government to frighten any individual, or for any individual to be afraid of the government in the context of the present situation in Bangladesh, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the biennial general meeting of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) at ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   A European delegation led by former Member of the Dutch Parliament and human rights activist Harry Van Bommel and comprised of genocide scholar from Amsterdam Dr Anthonie Holslag, UK security specialist Chris Blackburn, European Bangladesh Forum (EBF) Dutch President Bikash Chowdhury Barua and UK President Ansar Ahmad Ullah visited Chittagong 24 of May. The team accompanied ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the United States’ new visa policy is their own internal matter. They have wanted to know the reaction of Bangladesh in this regard. “We told them that Awami League would hold a free and fair general election. No election will be held in the country using musclemen and barrels of guns. The United ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Wednesday said the China-led Global Development Initiative (GDI) is a new phenomenon and there is nothing to share until something is done from Bangladesh side. He said there is a committee in place which will look into it. “We are yet to reach any such stage regarding GDI,” he said while ...

The High Court on Wednesday dismissed three separate income tax reference cases filed by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus challenging the notice of National Board of Revenue (NBR). Now, Dr Yunus have to pay Tk 12 crore to NBR as tax. Earlier, he has paid 3 crore as tax, out of 15 crore, while filing an appeal in the trial ...

Considering the office goers’ facilitation, the metro rail will operate from 8am-till 8pm from Wednesday (May 31). Meanwhile, train services will remain closed on Friday instead of Tuesday. This schedule will remain effective from Uttara’s north station to Agargaon. As per the new timing, the trains will run every 10 minutes from 8am-11pm (peak hours), every 15 minutes from 11:01am-3pm ...