Drive for revenue before new fiscal: Muhith
The finance minister, AMA Muhith, at a post-budget press conference on Friday said that frantic drives to reach the huge revenue target would be undertaken before the beginning of the next financial year.
Law and order fine
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the country’s law and order situation is normal and people are getting justice as her government has taken various effective steps.
4 SCBs must focus on SME sector to avoid risky loans
Bangladesh Bank is going to include SME loan disbursement target as a clause in memorandums of understanding signed with the four state-owned commercial banks.
State of economy 2015-16: Sagging pvt investment, job creation blot growth success
The government announces the national budget for the fiscal year of 2016-2017 today against the backdrop of weak budget implementation, stagnant private investment and low level of employment generation in the outgoing fiscal year despite achieving a record-high economic growth.
Police turn city road into dumping ground
Police have been using a portion of the road stretch from Begum Rokeya Sarani to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics office at Agargaon for dumping seized vehicles for years.
Habiganj war crimes: Mohib to die, others jailed until death
The three-judge International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday unanimously handed death sentence to Mohibur Rahman alias Bara Miah, 65, and jail term until death his sibling Mozibur Rahman alias Ranga Miah, 60, and cousin Abdur Razzak, 63, finding them guilty of committing crimes against humanity in Habiganj during the Liberation War.
Protest held against hike in essentials prices
Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh at a protest rally in the capital on Tuesday protested against the hikes in essentials prices before Ramadan.
Users can buy back unregistered SIMs in 18 months
The telecom regulator has decided that any mobile connection that was terminated on Tuesday mid-night will be opened if the respective subscriber buys back the SIM and completes his or her biometric re-registration in next 18 months.
Sunderbans robber gang surrenders to RAB
Ten members of infamous robber gang ‘Master Bahini’, including its ringleader, surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion in presence of home minister Asaduzzamna Khan in Mongla on Tuesday.
Trial of militants in Singapore: Four plead guilty, 2 deny charges
Four Bangladeshi workers detained last month under the Internal Security Act were found guilty of financing terrorism on Tuesday in Singapore.
