Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the proposed national budget for fiscal year (2024-2025) is ‘realistic and pro-people.’ “At the time of current global crisis, a pro-people budget has been proposed. This budget has been prepared taking into consideration the promises and priority sectors mentioned in the party’s election manifesto. Special focus will also be given on controlling ...

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali on Thursday placed a Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for the next fiscal year of 2024-25 in Jatiya Sangsad. Mahmood Ali placed the budget in the JS in presence of Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Finance Minister said he was announcing the budget amid growing challenges of containing inflation, ...

The UK is providing £500,000 or Tk 7.5 crores of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Remal in southwestern Bangladesh. Cyclone Remal has affected 4.6 million people and displaced 800,000 people. British Chargé d’affaires to Bangladesh, Matt Cannell, said, “The UK stands with all those affected by Cyclone Remal, which has displaced 800,000 people in southwestern Bangladesh.” “I am ...

The government has set a revenue collection target of Tk 5,41,000 crore in the proposed national budget for 2024-2025 fiscal (FY25). Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali revealed this target while placing the national budget for FY25 at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday (June 6). “Given all these reforms and initiatives to augment revenue collection, a total of Tk. 5,41,000 ...

The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting on Friday (June 7) to fix the date of Eid-ul-Azha. The meeting will be held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office at about 7:15pm. Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan will preside over the meeting.

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is due to present the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 to the Jatiya Sangsad Thursday afternoon. This will be the 53rd budget of the nation and the 25th under the Awami League government in six terms. In 1972, Tajuddin Ahmed, the finance minister of the Bangabandhu government after independence, presented the nation’s ...

The government intends to half the source taxes on 20 essential commodities, including paddy, rice, wheat, potatoes, fish, and meat, in the national budget for fiscal year 2024-25, which will be unveiled Thursday (June 6). Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will unveil the national budget at 3 pm. This is the 53rd budget in the country and the 25th ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday (June 7) to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi’s cabinet. The Premier will attend the event on Modi’s invitation, said a release from the Prime Minister’s office on Thursday. “The Prime Minister will leave Dhaka for New Delhi at 4pm on Friday and will return home at noon on ...

The flood situation in Sylhet has shown mixed improvements and deterioration. While the water level of the Surma River, the main river in Sylhet, has receded, the water level of the Kushiyara River continues to rise. According to the Sylhet District Administration, some new areas in Golapganj, Beanibazar, and Bishwanath upazilas were inundated by Tuesday night’s rain, though the flood ...

France are inevitably the favourites to top Group D at Euro 2024 but suggestions they will cruise through the first round might be wide of the mark given the presence of the Netherlands and a resurgent Austria in their section. The French are leading contenders to win the trophy but there are legitimate questions to be asked about the current ...