Yunus off to London on four-day official tour
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka Monday evening for London on a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom aiming to enhance bilateral relations...
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Prof Yunus to visit UK from June 10鈥�13
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus will pay a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom from June 10 to 13, as Dhaka and London look to reinvigorate their historic partnership through broader cooperation in trade, investment, governance, and global challenges of mutual concern.
Revenue, investment, inflation targets arduous in FY26 budget
Businesses and experts have said that the proposed national budget for the 2025-26 financial year was overly ambitious, particularly regarding revenue targets, private investment, inflation control and GDP growth...
Govt sets GDP target at 5.5pc for FY26
The government has set the gross domestic product growth target at 5.5 per cent for the 2025-2026 financial year.
Education share of GDP falls for 6th straight year
The share of education in gross domestic product fell again for the sixth year in a row, which is evident from the proposed national budget for the financial year 2025鈥�26.
Salehuddin starts unveiling Tk 7,90,000cr budget for FY26
Bangladesh interim government finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has started placing a Tk 7,90,000 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2025鈥�26 which is 12.7 per cent of the GDP.
BBS projects 3.9pc GDP growth, $2,820 per capita income in FY25
Bangladesh's gross domestic product will grow by 3.92 per cent in the outgoing financial year 2024-25, raising the per capita income to $2,820...
How IMF underdevelops Africa
AT THE start of 2025, Sudan registered an alarming debt-to-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio of 252 per cent. This means that the country鈥檚 total public debt is 2.5 times the size of its entire annual economic output. It is not hard to understand why Sudan is in such dire straits: as we outlined in last week鈥檚 newsletter, the country has been engulfed in a conflict for...
UK's crime agency freezes 拢90m assets聽of Salman鈥檚 son, nephew
The United Kingdom鈥檚 National Crime Agency, which investigates serious and organised crime, has frozen luxury assets worth almost 拢90 million belonging to two members of a family closely associated with the ousted Awami League government in Bangladesh, according to...
Qingdao Dongfang to invest $4.5m in Ishwardi EPZ
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority on Tuesday signed a lease agreement with Chinese company M/s Qingdao Dongfang Packaging Technology Limited, according to a press release...
Snigdho resigns as CEO of July Shaheed Smriti Foundation
July Shaheed Smriti Foundation chief executive officer Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho on Thursday resigned from his post, citing pursuing higher studies as reason...
Uttara Bank opens 47th sub-branch in Narsingdi
Uttara Bank PLC on Sunday opened its 47th sub-branch named at Belabo in Narsingdi, said a press release...
Election timing discord may hit investment in Bangladesh: WB
The timing of elections is expected to weigh heavily on investment growth, said a World Bank report.
WB, IMF lower Bangladesh GDP growth below 4pc for FY25聽聽聽聽
Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have lowered their projections regarding the growth of Bangladesh鈥檚 gross domestic product for the outgoing financial year (2024-25) below 4 per cent....
AIUB secures British Council TNE exploratory grants
American International University-Bangladesh in collaboration with two universities in the United Kingdom has secured two project grants from the British Council under the Transnational Education Exploratory Grant programme...
Man commits suicide after killing wife 聽
A man allegedly committed suicide after he had strangled his wife to death at Madhabdi in Narsingdi on Saturday...
NCP leaders meet with diplomats of European countries
Leaders of the National Citizen Party on Tuesday met with diplomats of the European countries and discussed the party鈥檚 views and priorities...
Covered van driver shot to death in Narsingdi
A 50-year-old covered van driver was shot to death by unidentified assailants at Kumartek in Narsingdi municipality area Sunday night...
Woman strangled to death in Shibpur
A woman was allegedly strangled to death over a family feud at Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi on Sunday morning...
Yunus seeks greater collaboration with UK in enhancing healthcare system
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought greater collaboration with the United Kingdom in strengthening Bangladesh鈥檚 healthcare system.
ADB projects 3.9 per cent GDP growth for Bangladesh in FY2024-25
The Asian Development Bank has projected that Bangladesh鈥檚 economic growth would slow to 3.9 per cent in the 2024-25 financial year, down from 4.2 per cent in FY24...
Two schoolgirls raped in Narsingdi
Two schoolgirls were raped allegedly by eight youths in Baghaikandi village under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi district Monday night...
GDP bounces back, inflation unchanged
The overall rate of inflation remained almost unchanged as it persisted over 9 per cent in March, while the gross domestic product growth bounced back in the second quarter of the current financial year of 2024鈥�25...
Extortionists hack two brothers to death in Narsingdi
Two brothers were hacked to death by miscreants at Bhaagdi in Palash upazila of Narsingdi allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money on Monday night...
Two AL men killed in clash with BNP in Narsingdi
Two Awami League supporters were killed in a clash with Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters at Mohinipur village of Raipura upazila in Narsingdi on Friday over establishing supremacy in the area.
Six rape victims admitted to DMCH
At least six more rape incidents came to light on Thursday, as three adolescent girls at Mugda and two children at Khilgaon in the capital Dhaka were allegedly raped amid a rise in violence against women and children in the country in recent weeks.
Woman 鈥榬aped, filmed鈥� in Narsingdi
A woman, also the mother of three children, was allegedly raped by a youth and the incident was reportedly filmed in Narsingdi鈥檚 Raipura upazila on Sunday night...
Exhibition feature artworks of Tutul with his son Meghdut
A solo painting exhibition by artist Harun ar Rashid Tutul with a special participation by his son Meghdut Mihir began on Monday at Gulshan in the capital...
UK backs fair, inclusive election in Bangladesh
British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday said that the United Kingdom was supportive of the consensus building and reform process to help create a condition for 鈥榝ree, fair and inclusive鈥� elections in Bangladesh...
Women leaders call for joint action to end gender inequality
Women leaders at an event on Saturday shared their leadership journeys, highlighted the challenges they have faced, and urged all stakeholders to work together to eliminate gender inequalities...