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Businesses feel cold winds

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s business community is visibly unhappy with the proposed FY26 national budget, deeming it out of sync with current economic realities. At a time when investment has slumped

Millions gather in Mecca as Hajj 2025 officially begins

TDS Desk: Millions of pilgrims from across the globe have converged on Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform the sacred rites of Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. The

Govt employees to get 15pc special incentive from July

Staff Correspondent: The government is raising the special incentive rate to up to 15% for its employees from the next fiscal year, says Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser

Chance to whiten black money contradicts July movement: CPD

Staff Correspondent: Centre for Policy Dialogue’s (CPD) Executive Director Fahmida Khatun believes that scope of legalising black money will discourage honest taxpayers and it contradicts the spirit of the July

Advisory council approves FY2025–26 nat’l budget

TDS Desk: The advisory council of the interim government has approved the revised national budget for the fiscal year 2024–25, the proposed national budget for FY2025–26, and the Finance Bill

Accident risk posing on Dhaka-Rangpur highway despite steps of police

Lack of service lanes blamed Special Correspondent: Though, the Sirajganj district police in collaboration with highway police in Bogura circle have taken tight security measures to prevent robbery and road