Budget Implication: Prices to go up and down
With the announcement of the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year (2019-’20), a number of products are expected to see fluctuation in prices both upward and downward.
Health sector allocation goes up
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday proposed 5.63 per cent of the total budget outlay for health services and family welfare sector for fiscal year 2019-20, which was 5 per cent in the outgoing budget.
Trump says he would accept dirt on political rivals from foreign governments
President Donald Trump says he would listen if a foreign government approached him with damaging information about a political rival -- and wouldn't necessarily report the contact to the FBI.
Hong Kong protests: Two people in serious condition as legislature on lock down
At least two people are in serious condition in Hong Kong hospitals after a long day and night of violence between police and protesters.
Easter bombers on Sri Lanka payroll: Muslim leader
The Islamic extremists behind Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter bombings received funding from state intelligence services, a top Muslim leader told a parliamentary investigation.
Kamal unveils first budget plan today
The finance minister, AHM Mustafa Kamal, is set to propose the national budget of about Tk 5,23,191 crore for the next financial year in parliament today amid challenges of higher revenue generation and improving capacity to check big discrepancy between projection and implementation.
Government plans to redevelop Old Dhaka
The government has forged a plan to redevelop Old Dhaka in a ‘planned manner’ for widening its roads and public spaces through vertical expansion.
Bangladesh slips 9 steps down in Global Peace Index
Bangladesh has moved nine steps down in the Global Peace Index 2019, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace.
Home minister asks IG Prisons to curb jail corruption
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday asked the inspector general of prisons to curb corruption inside jails across the country after a recent internal inquiry by the ministry found widespread corruption and irregularities in the prison system.
CORRUPTION IN ACC Public perception not totally baseless: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the public perception about many of the Anti-Corruption Commission employees being involved in corruption was not totally baseless.
