A glance at the most important news of the day
Among a number of incidents taking place on Sunday (26 January), take a quick look at some of the most important news items The Business Standard has compiled for you...
Foreign loan commitments drop by 67.11% in first half of FY25
Development partners' foreign loan commitments to Bangladesh plummeted by 67.11% year-on-year in the first half of the current fiscal year of 2024-25 (FY25), despite securing $1.1 billion in budget support from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
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Economic reforms must be the priority: Finance adviser
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has stressed the urgency of economic reforms, placing them above political or other types of reforms in terms of priority.
Income tax return can be submitted online round the year, but with extra charge: NBR chairman
Taxpayers can now submit their income tax returns round the year online, but they have to pay an extra charge, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan announced today.
Arrest warrant issued against Pori Moni
A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against actress Pori Moni after framing charges in a case filed by businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmood over alleged assault and death threats.
The Bangladesh Bank has hired the EY, Deloitte and KPMG, of the Big Four accounting firms, in order to do a "asset quality review" of the banks from where $17bn was siphoned off by people close to Sheikh Hasina.
Following Trump's order, USAID suspends aid operations in Bangladesh alongside rest of world
Along with other countries around the world, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an immediate cessation or suspension of any work in Bangladesh under contracts, work orders, grants, cooperative agreements, or other assistance or procurement instruments.
