The development outlay for FY26 is 13% lower than the original annual development programme (ADP) for FY25, ending on 30 June. Fourteen out of fifteen sectors in the ADP saw cuts in allocations.

Republicans in the US Senate have unveiled their version of a sprawling tax and spending bill, after it narrowly cleared the House by a single vote roughly two weeks ago. The bill has been heavily ...

The 6-3 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not let Trump's directive restricting birthright citizenship go into effect immediately, directing lower courts that blocked it ...

The move plunges US-Canada relations back into chaos after a period of relative calm that included a cordial G7 meeting in mid-June where Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to wrap u ...

The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks held by US President Donald Trump's administration and aims to attract billions of dollars of Western investment to a region rich in tantalum, gold, cobalt, ...

Several other banks, including Prime Bank (Tk744 crore profit, up 53.9%), Mutual Trust Bank, Jamuna Bank, and Bank Asia, also recorded significant profit growth in 2024, primarily due to increased ...

All Islamic forces in the country will soon form a unity ahead of the upcoming national election, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has said. "Islamic scholars and ...

The restricted items include jute products, flax tow and waste, jute and other bast fibres, single and multiple jute yarns, woven fabrics of flax, and unbleached woven fabrics of jute ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said his party's relationship with the Communist Party of China (CPC) has become stronger through their successful visit to the ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has officially banned WhatsApp for official internal communication, citing concerns over cybersecurity and data protection. In a notice issued by the airline's IT department ...

Countries that aligned themselves with the US have used oil as a jump-start to global economic status. But those who resisted have seen destruction ...

With no signs of compromise, top business leaders have expressed growing alarm over the potential impact on trade and are planning a press conference today to demand immediate action and compensation ...