Dhaka May 11, 2025, 1:11 pm
Both the legislators were speaking on the Supplementary Budget in the parliament
The transfer followed Shahida’s disclosure to journalists on May 27 that the government had approved a proposal to procure 15 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine at $10 each
Since the inauguration of the bridge in 1998, a toll of Tk 6,434.3 crore have been collected from it. Tk 4,104.21 crore have been spent during this time for the operation and maintenance of the bridge and the payment of DSL
UN and INGOs Come Forward to Restore Cox's Bazar Environment
This year, the National Tree Plantation Campaign is being celebrated with the theme “Mujibborshe Angikar Kori, Sonar Bangla Sabuj Kori”, aiming to inspire people from all walks of life to fill Bangladesh with greenery in the
Police identified the victims as Pakhi, 9, her elder sister Soma, 12, and their neighbour Abdul Huq
He called upon all the concerned to take steps to save environment to make development sustainable
Weaknesses and loopholes of the international corruption prevention structures must be identified in order to resist the modern corruptions
"With a view to achieving social inclusion of the third gender, besides introducing a special provision, I propose to fix the tax-free ceiling at Taka 3,50,000 for this community,” said Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kama
of children under the age of 15 by 2021 and taken measures to make the less educated, poor and helpless women self-reliant by providing them with income generating training and IT training,” said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa
As per the proposed budget document, the poverty rate has also become half in the last 15 years. The poverty rate was 41.5 percent in FY 2005-2006 and now it has come down to 20.5 percent
Govt will provide as much fund as it is needed to bear the expenses of procuring the required doses of vaccine
Government will encourage construction of multi-storey buildings by ensuring economical use of limited land and discourage construction of houses on cultivable land to prevent misuse of land
The allocation for the upcoming overall defence budget is 6.2 percent of the total proposed budget
The government has allocated Tk 1,920 crore to this end. This allocation was made following the Prime Minister's announcement in February to increase Freedom fighters' monthly allowance
The new amount is proposed at Tk 27,484 crore , up from Tk 26,758 crore in 2020-21
As the current Chair of Climate Vulnerable Forum-CVF, Bangladesh expects UK to promote the interest and priorities of climate vulnerable countries to the international platforms
The Prime Minister strongly condemned the cruel attacks carried out by Israel
However, air bubble flights will remain suspended as before until further notice
Discussions are taking place between the Bangladesh government and the UNHCR on when the UN bodies are going to begin operations in Bhashan Char