- National vitamin A campaign begins
- Pakistan High Commissioner calls on PM's Defense Advisor
- France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: health agency
- Govt undertaking initiatives to improve housing for low-income people: Minister
- Iran urge FIFA to stand up to ‘really terrible’ World Cup treatment by US
- IRGC says it hits 8 US targets in Kuwait, Bahrain
- Cucumber benefits for a healthy summer
- Habib among 3 cops sentenced to death
- PM orders to build modern, self-reliant organization in space research
- Cape Verde eye seismic Argentina shock
- Govt takes steps to nurture hidden talents of secondary students: Milon
- Cju,Muhu to make “Thanda Gosht 2.0” starring Nawshaba,Sumon
- 457 factories closed in two years
- Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Claims Tk 79 Lakh
- US limits access to OpenAI, Anthropic AI models
- Algeria and Austria's dramatic draw sends Iran out of World Cup
- US launches second night of strikes on Iran after ship hit by drone
- Khalid claims Tk82 lakh in medical expenses
- Seventh heaven for Messi as Argentina beat Jordan 3-1
- Bangladesh launches first short-term sovereign Sukuk
Meeting macroeconomic targets biggest challenge in budget: CPD
The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said achieving the macroeconomic targets set out in the proposed budget for fiscal year 202627 will be the governments biggest challenge. The organization noted that nearly all macroeconomic indicators are currently under pressure. CPD has described the...
Global uncertainty adds to economic pressure
Mashrur Arefin, Managing Director of City Bank, believes that restoring business confidence requires not only domestic improvements but also an easing of various global uncertainties. The RussiaUkraine war, the economic aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, the recent crisis in the Middle East and...
Challenges continue to mount
The government appears unable to free itself from a succession of challenges. Since assuming office with what many describe as a mountain of burdens, it has faced one crisis after another. Some of these problems are said to be of the interim governments own making, while others stem from natural...
Mega budget built on borrowing despite economic strains
The first national budget of Prime Minister Tarique Rahmans BNP-led coalition government is nearly finalized. Barring any major changes, the proposed Tk 9.38 lakh crore budget for the 202627 fiscal year is set to be presented in Parliament on 11 June. The government is preparing the budget at a...
US ‘running out of cards’ in economic standoff with Iran
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the US has exhausted much of its leverage in an economic confrontation with Iran, arguing that Tehran still holds significant cards to play, Tasnim News Agency reported. In a post on his X account on Sunday night, Qalibaf outlined the...