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Economists and public health experts have stated that implementing effective taxes and price hikes on tobacco products, free from the interference of tobacco companies, in the upcoming FY 2025-26 budget will reduce tobacco-related deaths and significantly increase government revenue. They...

DHAKA : National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has urged the interim government to announce a comprehensive roadmap for three vital things- the trial of mass killings during last year's July-August Uprising, overall reform process, and the next...

DHAKA : BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain today said BNP believes that the interim government under the leadership of Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus will be successful as the people will support them. "The people and political parties...

Dhaka : A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is scheduled to meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for a discussion this evening. BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters that the meeting will take place at 7:30 PM...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur today announced that the government is set to introduce new currency notes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with designs emphasizing national heritage rather than portraits. "New Tk1,000, Tk 50 and Tk 20 banknotes...

DHAKA : Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud today said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus did not say he will resign. "The Chief Adviser is staying with us. He did not say he will resign. Other advisers are also staying. We have...

DHAKA : Senior Advocate AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, who defended the case for Ishraque Hossain at the High Court (HC) in the hearing on a writ petition that challenged a court order that declared him as DSCC mayor, said now there is...

DHAKA : The High Court today summarily rejected a writ petition that challenged the Dhaka First Joint District Judge and Election Tribunal's verdict that declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). “Rejected summarily with...

DHAKA : LGRD adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the restrictions imposed by India on import of some commodities from Bangladesh through land ports would create new opportunities to become self dependent. “The Indian restrictions however will cause some...

DHAKA : Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain (retd) has asked the owners of the Ready Made Garment (RMG) factories to pay all dues of the workers by May 28. “Otherwise, the owners the factories must go...