Remittance inflow fell in 11 months of the current fiscal year mainly because a large number of migrants switched to informal channels like hundi from formal ones for sending money, say experts.

Two more BM Container Depot fire victims, including a firefighter, died yesterday after nearly seven days fighting for their lives.

If the next general election is not joined by all political parties, it would not be accepted nationally and internationally, a number of former chief election commissioners, election commissioners and election officials said yesterday.

As the Padma Bridge is being prepared for opening, the government is set to invite BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and World Bank President David R Malpass, among others, at the inauguration of Padma Bridge on June 25.

The physical condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is stable after doctors placed a stent inside her heart, said Shairul Kabir Khan, member of her media wing, yesterday.

The Election Commission cannot do anything against a lawmaker if he “dishonours” the commission’s directives, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal.

Lawmakers of both the ruling and the opposition parties heavily criticised Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday for his budget proposal of legalising laundered money for a 7 percent tax.

If there is anything that some of the most major fires have pointed out, it is that very few buildings in the capital are built following the National Building Code.

In the last week of May, the Hathazari-based Al-Razi Chemical Complex was warned of the hazards of storing hydrogen peroxide in jerrycans. But the company was not stirred to action.

Doctors placed a stent inside BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s main artery after she suffered a mild heart attack yesterday.

Abdur Rouf Talukder, the finance secretary, was yesterday announced as the new governor of the central bank, replacing Fazle Kabir, whose six-year tenure ends next month.

Ruma Sarkar, an assistant professor of Bangla at Begum Badrunnesa Government Women’s College, is still reeling from the trauma of her arrest in a Digital Security Act case about nine months ago.

The rate of stamp duty, which has been unchanged for a decade, is going to increase by up to 300 percent from the next fiscal year as the government aims to boost revenue collection from this source to finance part of its Tk 678,064 crore budget and keep borrowing within its target.

Business chambers and trade bodies welcomed the business-friendly measures in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year as the country’s economy strives to recover from the fallouts of the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and high inflation.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday defended his budgetary proposal allowing people to bring back money from abroad and legalise it without facing any question, saying the move is aimed at including it in the mainstream of the economy and reaping benefits.

The government in its proposed budget has failed to devise ways to cushion common people from the shock of skyrocketing commodity prices, while the allocation for social safety net schemes was inadequate given the rising demand, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

There is no scope for any debate over the broadcast of digital contents on online platforms by newspapers, said the Editors’ Council in a statement yesterday.

Although Bangladesh is witnessing a golden hour in terms of demographic dividend, a lack of decent employment opportunities in the country is leading to rising unemployment among educated youths, according to experts.

Over the last couple of months, various sections of society called upon the government to raise the tax-free income limit amid the rising cost of living.

The government plans to extend VAT exemption and offer tax holiday to all export-oriented goods and services in order to create new export sectors, diversify goods and explore new markets.