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Freedom Fighters’ honorarium likely to be increased to Tk 20,000

Shawdesh Desk: Allowance for valiant Freedom Fighters of the nation will be increased from Tk 12,000 to Tk 20,000 in the next fiscal year. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal gave

Voluntary Rohingya repatriation in short term looks more challenging: UN

Shawdesh desk: The United Nations has urged the international community to step up and share responsibility, noting that recent developments in Myanmar make the prospects of voluntary repatriation of the

Country achieves highest GDP growth in Asia in FY 2020-21

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has achieved real Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth of 5.2 percent — highest in Asia. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed this information while presenting the budget for

Bangladesh records 30 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,687 new cases

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh confirmed 30 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till Thursday 8:00am, taking the country’s death toll to 12,724. However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at

National Budget Speech 2021-2022 (full text)

Shawdesh desk: National Budget Speech 2021-2022 A H M Mustafa Kamal FCA, MP Minister Ministry of Finance Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh 20 Jaisthya 1428 03 June 2021

Bangladesh records 34 more Covid-19 deaths, 1,988 new cases

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh logged 34 more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8:00am, taking the country’s death toll to 12,694. However, the fatality rate remained unchanged at

By-polls to 3 parliamentary seats on July 14

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission (EC) will hold by-elections to three parliamentary constituencies on July 14 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. EC Secretary Mohammad Humayun Kabir Khandaker announced the election schedule

JS budget session begins this afternoon

Shawdesh Desk: The 13th session (Budget) of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin this afternoon today following health guidelines. President M Abdul Hamid called the session as per the power