Current Affairs
Stabilising fragile economy biggest budget challenge: Finance Minister
The biggest challenge of the proposed budget is to stabilise the fragile economy and then make it prosperous, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said.
Bangladesh welcomes US-Iran peace deal
Bangladesh has welcomed the finalisation of the peace agreement between the United States and Iran. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the matter in a press release on Monday, June 15.
BSF takes back 12 stranded at zero line after 80 hours in Daulatpur border
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has finally taken back 12 people, including four women and four children, who had been stranded at the zero line (no man's land) of the Daulatpur border in Kushtia for 80 hours after being subjected to a push-in attempt. The group had been trapped under the open sky for four days, enduring severe shortages of food and water.
PM's adviser Zahed Ur Rahman returns to Dhaka
Prime Minister's Adviser on Policy and Strategy, and Information and Broadcasting, Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has returned to the country from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
‘Banalata Sen’ to be released in five theaters in Australia
The much-talked-about Bengali movie ‘Banalata Sen’ is going to be released in Australia. The producer has said that the movie will be screened in five theaters in the country.
Foreign ministry to take appropriate action over PM's adviser's denial of entry to Delhi
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has termed the denial of entry to Prime Minister's Policy and Strategy Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman by Indian immigration authorities in Delhi as an "unfortunate and regrettable incident". He also said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking appropriate measures regarding what happened to the adviser.
27 dead in Israeli strikes on Lebanon amid US-Iran peace talk
While negotiations for a peace agreement between Washington and Tehran continue, Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have persisted. At least 27 people have been killed and 67 injured in strikes on various areas of the country over the past 24 hours, Lebanon's health ministry said on Monday, June 15.
Ad-Din Hospital's licence cancelled but medical college to remain open: Health Minister
Although the licence of Ad-Din Medical College Hospital has been cancelled and its operations shut down following the deaths of six newborns, the academic activities of Ad-Din Women's Medical College will continue as usual, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain Bokul has said .
New rules to follow for India visa appointment
The Indian Visa Application Centre has issued new guidelines for the appointment process for visa applications. The appointment slot for the next working day of the visa application is published on the previous working day, according to IVAC.
No clear indication of reduced pressure on lower, middle classes in budget: Debapriya Bhattacharya
There is no clear indication in the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year that the pressure on lower and middle-income groups will decrease. Convenor of the Citizen's Platform and Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, believes the lower and middle classes will have to endure three types of pressure: inflation, employment and wage crises, and erosion of savings .