US disburses $1.3 bn of promised aid to Ukraine
The US Treasury Department announced Wednesday the transfer of $1.3 billion in economic aid to Ukraine as part of the initial $7.5 billion promised to...
Month : June 2022
JS passes Finance Bill 2022
The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday passed the Finance Bill 2022 with some changes, including in the offshore tax amnesty, and thus paving the way for passing...
US pays tribute to Bangladesh for overcoming great adversity: Haas
United States (US) Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Hass yesterday (29 June) said his country pays tribute to a nation like Bangladesh that has overcome great...
Govt attaches highest priority to check inflation in budget: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has attached the topmost priority on controlling the inflation rate in the budget against the backdrop of...
Biden’s wife, daughter among 25 more Americans banned from Russia
US President Joe Biden‘s wife and daughter have been banned from Russia, along with 23 other Americans, the Russian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. “As...
BNP becomes speechless after Padma Bridge opening: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP made absurd comments at first and now it has become speechless and can’t understand what...
Children aged 5-12 to receive COVID-19 vaccine soon: Maleque
Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said children aged between 5 and 12 would be administered vaccines to protect them COVID-19 infection. “We have taken the...
ECNEC approves 10 projects worth Rs 2,216 crore
The government yesterday approved a total of 10 projects with an overall estimated cost of Taka 2,216.75 crore, including one to widen the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf...
At least 16 killed in missile strike on crowded Ukrainian mall
A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people, the head of emergency services...
Hasan urges journalists to come forward in building welfare state
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud said yesterday the government wants to build an advanced, humanitarian, social welfare state by making spiritual development of...