The leading chambers and trade body leaders have praised the government for fixing the priority areas of development, but they also said controlling inflation will be biggest headache for the Sheikh Hasina administration in the next fiscal year.

Two students were detained by Dhaka University’s proctorial team and handed over to the police today as they allegedly captured a photo inside Dhaka University's Curzon Hall during the “Ka” unit admission test.

A Rohingya leader was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar.

The budget for the upcoming fiscal year has appeared to be insufficient in terms of needed measures, incomplete in terms of outlining strategies and inadequate in terms of addressing the present macroeconomic challenges, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue today.

The forest department arrested 12 fishermen last night (June 8, 2022) after they entered the Sundarbans violating ban on catching fish.

At least 59 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has received Tk 26,066 crore allocation in the proposed budget for FY 2022-23, which is Tk 1,418 crore less than the allocation in the current fiscal year.

The government should take adequate measures to make it easier for businesses to operate, said a noted entrepreneur.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government started a process to collect an additional $1,000 million as budgetary support to tackle future emergency situations and the economic crisis stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war.

In their declaration, the newspapers were not given permission to hold talk-shows and show videos on their websites, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said yesterday.

Although the child-centric budget allocation increased in terms of size over the last two fiscal years, it dropped from 2.78 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 2.63 percent.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the success in constructing the Padma Bridge has instilled self-confidence in the people that the country can implement even larger projects in future.

The local currency today appreciated Tk 0.50 to Tk 91.5 against the US dollar at the interbank platform after facing a consistent slide in the last couple of months.

The Thakurgaon administration postponed the meeting scheduled to be held today with the potato growers, traders and cold storage owners to fix cold storage rents.

The leather industry cannot flourish properly depending only on the activities that take place during Eid-ul-Azha, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said today.

China is going to increase the tariff-free quota benefit for more Bangladeshi goods to minimise the trade imbalance between the two countries.

At least 58 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Dhaka court today granted bail to a female lawyer in a case filed over mob beating of a traffic police sergeant in Dhaka's Jurain area following an altercation with commuters on a motorcycle yesterday (June 7, 2022) morning.

Stock index and turnover rebound today as the investors hope the proposed national budget for 2022-23 to be announced tomorrow will have something positive for the market.

A worker died and another suffered injuries when they were hit by a steel plate at Sagarika Shipbreaking Yard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram today (June 8, 2022).