The government plans to reduce source tax on 60 essential agricultural and consumer products in the proposed FY2026-27 budget in a move aimed at easing the cost of living and containing inflation. The proposal covers a wide range of daily necessities, including rice, lentils, edible oil, onions and other basic commodities that households regularly consume. According to National Board of ...

The BNP government is set to present today its first national budget since returning to power following its landslide victory in the 13th national parliamentary elections held on 12 February this year. The total outlay of the budget is likely to be set at Tk9.38 lakh crore, the largest national budget in the country’s history. It will also mark the ...

Kemi Badenoch has accused the prime minister of “dithering” over defence spending, amid a battle within government over how new kit will be paid for. The Conservative leader said Sir Keir Starmer had been “paralysed” over the issue due to Labour MPs’ unwillingness to cut back “bloated” spending on welfare. She pressed him to rule out further tax rises to ...

Fly-tippers would face higher on-the-spot fines under proposals drawn up by Reform UK. Reform deputy leader Richard Tice said the amount of litter on the streets, in parks and in the countryside is a “sign of just how broken Britain is”. Tice called for the upper limit for fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to be increased to £5,000. The party also ...

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods worth about Tk. 66.53 lakh during drives conducted in different border areas of the district, said a press release issued by 48 BGB battalion today. The seized items include Indian sunglasses, cattle, sarees, blankets, betel nuts, sugar, and liquor. According to the release, the operations were carried out in various border ...

Young Bangladeshi audiologist SM Toufiq Abir has made a landmark appearance as the first Bangladeshi speaker at the World Congress of Audiology 2026, one of the world’s leading international forums on hearing health. The congress, organised under the aegis of the International Society of Audiology in collaboration with the World Health Organization, is held every two years in different countries ...

The 11-party opposition alliance, led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Wednesday announced a series of nationwide protests to condemn alleged push-ins from India and continued killings along the Bangladesh-India border. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General and coordinator of the alliance’s liaison committee, Hamidur Rahman Azad, said demonstrations would be held in all border districts and key ...

Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a financing agreement worth USD$404 million with the World Bank (WB) to support the development of the country’s health, nutrition and population sector. The agreement was signed under the Health, Nutrition and Population Sector Development Program (HNPSDP), financed by the World Bank Group’s International Development Association (IDA). Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman held a meeting with Director General of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev in Moscow on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed about the nuclear energy cooperation between Bangladesh and Russia, said a press release. Mentioning the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) as one of the most significant elements in our bilateral relationship, the foreign minister emphasised its ...

Many distinct businesses make remarkable profits from this football madness. From major broadcasting networks to tiny neighbourhood hotels and restaurants, the tournament’s financial impact is visible everywhere. Research on global sports economies shows that sports commercialisation rapidly builds a vast financial pyramid fueled by highly concentrated growth in sponsorship and broadcasting revenues. The last-minute television rescue A few weeks ago, ...