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Revenue shortfall of Tk 42,000 crore in just three months Economy

Revenue shortfall of Tk 42,000 crore in just three months

In the first three months of the current 2026-27 fiscal year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has faced a major shortfall in revenue collection. In the July-September quarter, the revenue shortfall compared with the target stood at about Tk 42,000 crore, while growth was only 1.23 percent. The worst situation is in value added tax, or VAT, collection. In the three months, the VAT collection target was Tk 56,729 crore, but only Tk 28,583 crore was collected. That is, the shortfall in VAT alone is Tk 28,146 crore.

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Collective action urgent, not mutual blame, to build safe roads: Sheikh Rabiul Alam National

Collective action urgent, not mutual blame, to build safe roads: Sheikh Rabiul Alam

The government is working to halve the number of deaths and injuries from road accidents by 2030. To achieve this goal, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam called upon the government, transport owners and workers, law enforcement agencies and all concerned to come out of the culture of mutual blame and perform their duties in coordination. He said this while speaking as chief guest at a discussion meeting held in Dhaka on Wednesday (28 October) marking National Safe Road Day-2026.

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Government wants to build Dhaka as clean as Tokyo: Prime Minister National

Government wants to build Dhaka as clean as Tokyo: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has announced plans to turn Dhaka and the whole country into clean cities like Tokyo, Japan. He said the government wants to ensure a healthy environment by preventing environmental pollution, removing waste, improving air quality and planting trees. According to him, measures that directly contribute to improving the living standards of marginalized people are true reforms.

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Prime Minister gives strong reply to criticism over Aamjanata's Tareq National

Prime Minister gives strong reply to criticism over Aamjanata's Tareq

The Prime Minister has given a strong reply to criticism on social media over making Md. Tareq Rahman, member secretary of the Aamjanata Party, a travel companion on a state visit. Speaking at a view-exchange meeting with expatriate Bangladeshis in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, he said time is being wasted on unnecessary discussion and gossip, setting aside the many crises in ordinary people's living standards and livelihoods.

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Nine more die of dengue, 1,982 hospitalised National

Nine more die of dengue, 1,982 hospitalised

In the country, nine more people have died from dengue infection in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 1,982 people have been newly admitted to hospital. With this, the total death toll from dengue this year has reached 409 and the number of hospital admissions due to infection has reached 130,219. This information was provided in a press release by the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (October 28) afternoon.

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IGP should not have used the word ‘crossfire’: Home Minister National

IGP should not have used the word ‘crossfire’: Home Minister

Regarding the comment by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir on ‘crossfire’, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that he used the word carelessly while trying to explain the severity of the law. However, it was not right for him to utter such a word. He said this on Wednesday (28 October) afternoon while responding to journalists’ questions after the ninth meeting of the special committee on constitutional amendment at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

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Order to start construction of septic tanks and soak wells by November 5 National

Order to start construction of septic tanks and soak wells by November 5

Instructions have been issued to start construction work of septic tanks and soak wells in buildings by November 15 to free the lakes in areas under the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) from pollution and ensure environmentally sound management. Otherwise, mobile courts will be operated under the Building Construction Act and Rules. The decision was taken at a meeting of RAJUK's technical committee held at the Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Wednesday (October 28).

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Plan to recruit one lakh health workers moving forward: Prime Minister National

Plan to recruit one lakh health workers moving forward: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the government has begun work on the plan to recruit one lakh health workers in line with its election pledge. The initiative has been taken to overcome the severe staffing shortage in the country's healthcare and at the field level. He said this in his speech as chief guest at an exchange meeting with expatriate Bangladeshis in Japan on Wednesday (28 October). Earlier, at the beginning of this month, the Prime Minister said the same at the ‘Bay of Bengal Conversation’ event, where he mentioned that nearly 80 percent of the recruits would be women, who will provide primary healthcare at the grassroots level.

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PM calls on Japanese investors to set up factories in Bangladesh Industry

PM calls on Japanese investors to set up factories in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has called on Japanese investors to set up factories in Bangladesh to help turn the country into a global manufacturing hub. He made the call in his keynote address at the 'Bangladesh-Japan Economic Forum Dialogue' at JETRO Hall in Japan on Wednesday (October 28). He also sought Japanese companies' investment and cooperation in energy, technology, space cooperation, and the development of expressways and high-speed rail networks.

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‘Global Sourcing Expo’ to begin in Dhaka on November 15; over 200 companies from 12 sectors to participate Economy

‘Global Sourcing Expo’ to begin in Dhaka on November 15; over 200 companies from 12 sectors to participate

In search of expanding the country's export trade and new international markets, the three-day ‘Global Sourcing Expo Dhaka 2026’ will begin in Dhaka on November 15. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir will inaugurate the exhibition at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center. At a press conference on Wednesday (October 28), Vice Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Mohammad Hasan Arif said that in the second edition this time, around 200 companies from 12 sectors are scheduled to participate.

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Food Minister urges public-private coordination to ensure safe food National

Food Minister urges public-private coordination to ensure safe food

Food Minister Afroz Khanam has called for strengthening public-private partnership to ensure safe and nutritious food for all citizens. She made this call while speaking as chief guest at a seminar organized by Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) in the capital on Wednesday (28 October). The minister said food is a fundamental right of people. In particular, to meet the nutritional needs of vulnerable populations including women and children, the program of adding necessary vitamins and minerals to food must be further expanded. She stressed that for this, alongside government initiatives, the private sector and development partners should work in coordination.

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Over 100 illegal shops on Gulistan footpath evicted; hawkers warned of arrest Dhaka

Over 100 illegal shops on Gulistan footpath evicted; hawkers warned of arrest

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has evicted over a hundred illegal shops from the footpath adjacent to Dhaka Trade Centre and Fulbaria Supermarket in Gulistan, the capital. The operation was conducted under the leadership of four executive magistrates from 10 am to 1 pm on Wednesday (28 October). The authorities warned that hawkers would be arrested if they again occupy roads and footpaths in violation of the rules.

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Planting 25 crore trees in 5 years is not ambitious; public engagement is needed: Public Administration Adviser National

Planting 25 crore trees in 5 years is not ambitious; public engagement is needed: Public Administration Adviser

The target of planting 25 crore trees in the next five years is not an ambitious programme. Prime Minister's Public Administration Adviser Md. Ismail Zabihullah remarked that this target can be achieved through collective efforts and spontaneous public participation. He said this while speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the 'One Lakh Tree Plantation in One Day' programme, organized by the district administration under the government's priority programme at the Jamiatul Falah Eidgah premises in Chattogram city on Tuesday (27 October).

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‘Global Sourcing Expo 2026’ in Dhaka to bring new momentum to export trade Economy

‘Global Sourcing Expo 2026’ in Dhaka to bring new momentum to export trade

To expand the country's export trade and seek new international markets, the three-day ‘Global Sourcing Expo Dhaka 2026’ is starting in Dhaka on November 15. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir will inaugurate the exhibition at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center. The organizer, the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), said that in this second edition, more than 200 institutions from a total of 12 sectors, including readymade garments, leather, pharmaceuticals, and ICT, are expected to participate.

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Health Minister's surprise visit in Muradnagar: directive to take action against 5 absent doctors Country

Health Minister's surprise visit in Muradnagar: directive to take action against 5 absent doctors

Health Minister Sardar Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain, during a surprise visit to the Muradnagar Upazila Health Complex in Cumilla, directed departmental action against five doctors. He gave this instruction to the Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday (October 28) morning because they had not joined their workplace for a long time despite being appointed.

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Government is taking a long-term plan to increase natural production of indigenous fish National

Government is taking a long-term plan to increase natural production of indigenous fish

The government has undertaken a long-term plan to increase the natural production of indigenous fish and protect breeding grounds. As part of this, fish sanctuaries are being created in haors, baors, rivers and canals as well as in the sea. Minister of Fisheries and Livestock and Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said work is moving forward with a large budget in this sector from this year under the directive of Prime Minister Tarek Rahman.

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Prime Minister urges Uniqlo to increase investment in readymade garment sector Industry

Prime Minister urges Uniqlo to increase investment in readymade garment sector

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has called on Japan's world-renowned company Uniqlo to expand investment in Bangladesh's ready-made garment industry, especially in the production of man-made fiber, technical textiles and sustainable garments. He made the call today, Wednesday, at 10:30 am Japan local time during a meeting with a delegation led by Tadashi Yanai, Chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., the parent company of Uniqlo.

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