The government has proposed lower allocations for roads, railways and shipping in FY2026-27 compared with the previous fiscal year. However, experts say the focus should be less on the size of the budget and more on the government’s ability to implement it.

Taxes on almost all daily essentials, including rice, lentils, fish, meat, sugar, salt, edible oil, and spices, have been reduced to help control prices and ease the burden on ordinary people.

United Medical College Hospital (UMCH) organised a first-of-its-kind public awareness campaign to mark Global Fatty Liver Day yesterday, bringing together renowned artists to raise awareness about liver health through the power of art, said a press release.

Despite mounting reports of abuse and exploitation, child domestic work remains widespread and excluded from Bangladesh’s list of hazardous occupations for children.

India’s High Commissioner-designate to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, said yesterday that India and Bangladesh can together achieve whatever they want in the world.

The licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital, where six newborns tragically died last month, has been cancelled, effectively stripping the 700-bed private hospital of its permit to operate.

The proposed budget has set a target of bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent in the next fiscal year from the current 9.42 percent, but economists say the finance minister has not outlined a clear plan for achieving that goal.

The health sector received the biggest boost in the proposed national budget for the next fiscal year, with a sharp increase in allocation and a package of tax concessions aimed at lowering healthcare costs for ordinary people.

Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dhaka North and South units brought out separate protest marches in the capital yesterday, denouncing the proposed FY2026–27 budget as “anti-people”.

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Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has voiced concern over the recent incidents along the Bangladesh-India border where people of all ages were forcibly pushed into Bangladesh by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and left stranded in no-man’s land for extended periods.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday proposed a range of transport benefits for senior citizens, including free travel on government-operated trains and discounted fares on metro rail services, as part of the national budget for FY2026-27.

Two men were sent to jail yesterday over separate rape charges, while a teenage boy was stabbed as he resisted a rape attempt on him.

Although the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 offers some measures that are aligned with the government’s Smooth Transition Strategy (STS) for LDC graduation, it lacks a dedicated framework with preparations for this watershed moment, which is due in November, experts said.

Three children with measles-like symptoms died in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, raising Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 642, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The proposed FY2026–27 budget presents a stark assessment of the financial sector’s long-running weaknesses but offers limited detail on how the BNP-led government plans to reform it.

Timely dissemination of early warning messages and prompt response measures can significantly reduce casualties and economic losses from storms, floods, heavy rainfall, and lightning, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

The allocation for agriculture in the proposed FY2026-27 budget has increased marginally in nominal terms.

Speaking in Kunming, Kayser Kamal highlighted the need for stronger regional connectivity, trade corridors and digital cooperation