Christopher Columbus statue beheaded in Boston
GB Today A statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston has been beheaded, police said Wednesday, as calls to remove sculptures…
June 2020
German FM voices ‘serious concerns’ over Israeli annexation plan
Germany and its European partners have “serious concerns” over Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West…
Budget highly ambitious, say economists
Some economists said on Thursday the proposed national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year will be almost impossible to…
Budget: BGMEA for source tax unchanged for 5 years
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday urged the government to keep the source tax unchanged…
Tk 22,489 cr allocated for agriculture
Aiming to ensure food security and prevent any possible food crisis in the post-corona world, the government has…
EC to get Tk 1717cr in 2020-21 FY
Down almost Tk 500 crore An amount of Tk 1,717 crore has been allocated for the Election Commission…
Black money-whitening scope proposed for FY 2020-21
Illegal money whitening scope was introduced for the next fiscal year 2020-21 as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal…
Tk 95,574 cr allocated for safety net
The government has allocated Tk 95,574 crore for programmes under the social safety net in the proposed national…
Budget ambitious but business-friendly: DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Shams Mahmud on Thursday said the proposed national budget for…
Budget focuses on health, agriculture, social safety net, job creation
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said he has brought about a structural change in this year’s…
2pc incentive on remittance to continue
The 2 percent incentive on remittance sending from abroad will continue in the next fiscal 2020-21. Announcing this,…
Tk 3,688cr budget for civil aviation, tourism
An allocation of Taka 3,688 crore has been made in the budget proposed for 2020-21 fiscal for Civil…
Tk 2,05,145cr ADP for FY21
The government has allocated Taka 2,05,145 crore as the annual development programme (ADP) for the fiscal year (FY21)…
Tk 9,836 crore proposed for disaster management
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed Tk. 9,836 crore for disaster management and relief for the next…
$20.25 billion investment proposals in economic zones: Finance minister
Budget for FY2020-21 Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday informed that investment proposals worth about US$ 20.25…
Revenue target set TK 3,78,000cr
Finance minister A H M Mustafa Kamal in the proposed national budget for fiscal 2020-21 has set revenue…
Budget: Govt allocates Tk 579cr for cultural affairs
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday proposed allocating Tk 579.26 crore for the cultural affairs ministry in…
Disney eyes July restart for California theme parks
Disneyland in California announced plans Wednesday to reopen next month — but at “significantly limited” capacity, and with…
Stolen Banksy work from door of Paris Bataclan found in Italy
Italian police said Wednesday they had retrieved a work by famed street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of…
Amazon stops police using its face-recognition tech
Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong…