December 24, 2025

Revised Budget Sets Inflation Target at 7pc, GDP Growth at 5pc

Dhaka: The revised budget for the current fiscal year 2025-26 has set the inflation target at 7 percent and the GDP growth rate at 5 percent. The government is hopeful that the targeted inflation rate would be achievable by the end of the fiscal year …

Khulna Hosts Two-Day Cancer Care Programmes

Khulna: A series of two-day programmes was held here to strengthen international cooperation in cancer treatment, raise patient awareness, and disseminate information on modern treatment methods. The programmes were jointly organised by SEOC Healthcar…

Special Prayers Held for AK Khandker

Dhaka: A special prayers was held today seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of late freedom fighter and former Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Abdul Karim Khandker, Bir Uttam. The doa mahfil was held after Asr prayers at Falcon Hall of Air …

Nation’s Advancement Linked to Moral Education: Golam Parwar

Khulna: Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and former lawmaker Mia Golam Parwar emphasized the pivotal role of moral education in a nation’s progress during a recent event. He highlighted that countries prioritizing moral education have a…

Cultural Event Celebrates Christmas Day at Shilpakala Academy

Dhaka: A cultural event was held at Nandan Manch on the premises of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy this evening to mark Christmas Day. The programme began at 6:00 pm and was organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, with management by Bangladesh S…

BNP Nominates Manjur Elahi for Narsingdi-3 Seat

Narsingdi: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated Manjur Elahi, general secretary of the district BNP and an industrialist, as its candidate for the Narsingdi-3 (Shibpur) constituency. BNP Joint Secretary General and President of the dis…

Meeting of Advisory Council Held at Chief Adviser’s Office

Dhaka: A meeting of the Council of Advisers was held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in the city’s Tejgaon area today. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting, said a PID release.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha…

Tarique Rahman’s Much-Anticipated Homecoming Tomorrow

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh tomorrow after spending 17 years in exile in the United Kingdom. He will be departing from London’s Heathrow Airport, accompanied by his wife Dr. Z…