5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1166+ words) Tuesday • 8 September 2026 Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government does not intend to boost tax collections by harassing businesses and taxpayers or causing inconveniences to them. Rather, the government will work to create a taxpayer-friendly…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (907+ words) Despite mounting pressure to repay large amounts of foreign loans taken during the previous Awami League government, the incumbent government is regularly and successfully paying back both principal and interest on its external debts. At the same time, the government…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (440+ words) Monday • 7 September 2026 Bangladeshis returning home on leave from the United Arab Emirates are seeking monthly allowances, rehabilitation and alternative jobs after their visas were cancelled, leaving them unemployed. They made the demands at a briefing at the Press Club in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (113+ words) Bangladesh received US$6.046 billion in workers' remittances during July 1 to September 2 of the current fiscal year (FY2026-27), registering an 18.6 per cent year-on-year growth compared to US$5.098 billion during the corresponding period of FY2025-26. According to Bangladesh Bank data, the country received US…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (475+ words) Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday expressed hope that the ongoing load shedding across the country would reduce significantly within a very short period. “The burden of load shedding caused by the ongoing power…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (540+ words) The government has begun searching for nearly US$4.5 billion in foreign financing to build the proposed Dhaka-Chattogram Expressway, one of Bangladesh's largest planned transport infrastructure projects. With the total project cost estimated at Tk 710 billion, the government is exploring concessional…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) Monday • 24 August 2026 The government has formed a five-member committee to determine the measures required to implement a decision to change the country’s fiscal calendar. The Cabinet Division announced the formation of the committee in a notification issued on Sunday. According…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (173+ words) Protidiner Bangladesh Editor Maruf Kamal Khan on Sunday visited the Sarabangla.net office in Mirpur, Dhaka, and exchanged views with Sarabangla Editor Saiful Islam Siddique. During the visit, Maruf Kamal Khan, also a well-known writer and former press secretary to…...