Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have surpassed $21 billion, bolstered by a $1 billion inflow from international lending institutions, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), over the past week. Bangladesh Bank’s Executive Director and Spokesperson Husne Ara Shikha confirmed the development on Friday, noting that the reserves have risen due to external loan disbursements and an uptick in remittance inflows. As ...

v 2 tsps paprika v 2 tsps salt v 1 tsps black pepper v 1 (5 pound) whole duck v ½ cup butter, melted, divided Method: 1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 2. Combine paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; rub spice mixture onto skin of duck. Place duck in ...

Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit of EU leaders. It’s the first such invitation for the UK since the bitter days of the Brexit negotiations. The focus of the February meeting is future security and defence co-operation. The backdrop: the volatile state of the world from Europe’s perspective. Wars rage in ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK’s main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic growth. They contacted watchdogs, including energy regulator Ofgem and water regulator Ofwat, before Christmas asking them to submit proposals by mid-January. This comes after figures published earlier this week indicated ...

BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy’s wife Jharna Roy has passed away. She was 70. She died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital at 4:00pm on Sunday (December 29) while underwent treatment there. It was confirmed by her daughter-in-law and Dhaka District BNP general secretary Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury. Jharna Roy had long been suffering from various diseases, ...

The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reinterred with state honours at Shafiqul Haque Chowdhury Memorial Orphanage in Kanaighat on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the remains Harris Chowdhury brought to Sylhet via air ambulance from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at Sylhet Circuit House at 9:30AM on Sunday for a second burial. His ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to launch a door-to-door campaign aimed at improving Value Added Tax (VAT) collection, as the revenue inflow from this sector looks to be “unsatisfactory”. According to data provided by the NBR, VAT collection up until October stood at Tk 41,192 crore, falling short of the target of Tk 51,904 crore. While briefing ...

Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen Soneya Murshid has underscored the need for revamping the Joyeeta Foundation with many reforms in the New Year. “Joyeeta Foundation needs many reforms. It will have to be revamped in the New Year,” she said while chairing the 24th meeting of the Board of Governors of Joyeeta Foundation at the conference room of Bangladesh ...

Postgraduate private trainee doctors of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) who passed the first phase of FCPS have blocked road at Shahbagh in the capital, demanding an increase in allowance. They took up position at Shahbagh intersection around 11:30 am on Sunday (December 29) with the trainee doctors were chanting slogans such as “Fulfil the doctors’ demands,” “No ...

Journalists will be able to enter the secretariat with temporary passes from Monday (December 30), said Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday. “We’re not allowing anyone to enter the secretariat today (Sunday) as it is the last date of submission of initial report on the fire incident by the probe body. For this, you (journalists) ...