The leaders of the paper importers and the printing and packaging sectors today called for reducing import duty on papers that are not manufactured in Bangladesh.

ICC Bangladesh strongly endorsed the finance ministry’s recent recommendation to avoid hard loans and discourage the import of luxury goods in order to reduce pressure on declining foreign exchange reserves.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government enacted the Hajj and Umrah Management Act-2021 for ensuring smooth hajj pilgrimage by Bangladeshi devotees.

Members of the Rapid Action battalion arrested a man, the lone accused of a rape case from Iswarganj upazila of Mymensingh early today (June 3, 2022).

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Activists and leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal held a peaceful programme on Dhaka University campus during today’s admission test.

Bangladesh has the potential to be a regional leader in digital trade, according to the United States.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the Hajj Programme-2022 (1443 Hijri). She also urged everyone to uphold the dignity of Islam, the religion of peace.

A parliamentary body yesterday expressed resentment over the industries ministry’s “deliberate delay” in shutting down the tanners inside the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate,which are severely polluting the Dhaleshwari river.

The Election Commission today warned three ruling Awami League lawmakers of taking action if they continue to violate electoral code of conduct.

Tea export from Bangladesh has not increased keeping pace with the use and production of tea in the country, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

Participating banks will be able to disburse loans of Tk 500 to Tk 50,000 to individual customers with up to 9 per cent interest under the scheme.

The Supreme Court has upheld its earlier directive that the two children, who were brought from Japan to Bangladesh in February last year by their father Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif, will stay in the custody of their mother Japanese citizen Nakano Eriko.

“The highest amount of rice was produced in the previous season. The country should get benefit of it now,” said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Singer Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) in Narayanganj’s Rupganj to take 35 acres of land on lease to establish new manufacturing complex.

The High Court today (June 2, 2022) directed the government to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of harassing Muslim female students for wearing burqa at eight academic institutions.

Abdur Rob Siddiqui has been adjudged as the best school teacher in Rajshahi division for a third time.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed satisfaction that the Awami League has been able to fulfil its election pledges to the people.

Just 22 years old and bedridden for the last six years, Mehedi Hasan Apurba had wished dearly to see Padma Bridge.

The government will broaden its social safety net programmes in the upcoming national budget to continue support to the country’s marginalised population, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday.