Bangladesh will continue to buy Russian oil if it’s offered at an affordable price despite concerns about antagonizing the West as the South Asian country looks to secure energy supplies, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said last week.Commodity prices, i…
Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said the work of expansion of the four-lane east-west highway would be expedited.Presenting the annual budget for the coming fiscal year 2080/81 in the joint meeting of the federal parliament today, Finance…
The Finance Bill 2080 was tabled in the meeting of the House of Representatives today.Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat presented the bill in today’s second meeting of the House of Representatives.Earlier Dr Mahat presented the budget for the f…
The government has set a target of achieving 6 per cent economic growth rate in the next fiscal year 2080/81. Further, it aims to limit inflation to below 6.5 per cent.Presenting the budget statement in Parliament today, Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sh…
The main opposition party, CPN (UML), has commented that the budget presented today by the government for coming fiscal year would not be able to address the current economic crisis.Sharing his preliminary comments on the budget for coming fiscal year…
The government has said second phase of finance sector development strategy would be prepared in the coming fiscal year and brought into implementation.The budget has incorporated various issues including further strengthening government owned banks a…
The government has tabled a budget of Rs 1751.31 billion for the financial year 2080/81. Out of the total allocation, Rs 1141.78 billion rupees or 65.20 percent is for current expenditure, 302 billion rupees i.e. 17.25 percent for capital expenditure,…
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that he is visiting India by keeping the national interests at the centre.Informing the Federal Parliament today about his India visit, PM Prachanda shared that bilateral meetings, important agree…
Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that the new budget unveiled today would be a milestone to address the issues pertaining to increase capital expenditure.Talking briefly to the media after presenting the budget for the fiscal year 208…
Three bank officials today testified in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman.SM Musa Karim, Obaidur Rashid and Emran Ahmed submitted their depositions at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Speci…
A court here today sentenced eight people to death in a case filed over killing Mehedi Hasan Jasim, leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of the district, in 2013.Lakshmipur Additional District and Sessions Judges Court Judge Amina Farhin pronou…
President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked the university authorities to formulate and implement employment-based academic curriculum so that students can get jobs immediately after completing their higher education.The President, also the Chancellor …
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