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Main challenge to contain inflation: PM

Shawdesh Desk: Prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that taming inflation was a big challenge for the government. ‘The big challenge for us is that

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Legalisation of undisclosed money to encourage corruption: BNP

Shawdesh desk: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that the proposed budget would encourage corruption. He said, ‘This is a budget

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GDP growth estimated at 6.75pc in national budget FY2024-25

Shawdesh Desk: Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday said that it was expected that pursuing all the ‘prudent policy measures’ would help achieve GDP growth of 6.75 per cent

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Israel’s strike on UN school in Gaza kills 27

Shawdesh desk: The Israeli military said Thursday it had carried out a deadly strike on a UN school in Gaza that it said housed a Hamas compound, with the militant

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Finance minister outlines vision for ‘Smart Bangladesh’ in national budget

Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday announced that the vision of ‘Smart Bangladesh’ would be realized through the integration of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence. Presenting the

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Finance minister begins unveiling Tk 7,97,000cr national budget

Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has started placing the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget of Bangladesh in parliament for the fiscal year 2024-25. The finance minister began

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Court allows ACC petition to appoint receivers for seized assets of Benazir

Shawdesh Desk: A senior special judge court in Dhaka on Thursday allowed a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission to appoint receivers for the seized assets of former inspector general

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Cabinet approves proposed National Budget for FY 2024-25

Shawdesh Desk: The Cabinet, at a special meeting on Thursday, approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. The meeting was presided over by prime minister Sheikh Hasina

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