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The revenue officials have strongly opposed the recent proposal of the deputy commissioners (DCs) under administration cadre to involve them in the government's tax revenue collection process. Both BCS taxation...
Carrie Gray points to a stack of unwelcome mail on a conference table at the offices of Renegade RV, one of the leading US manufacturers of high-end recreational vehicles. She's...
Much to the disappointment of the policymakers, the country's stock market instead of showing any sign of recovery recorded a continuous fall during the first couple of weeks of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the government officials to continue drives against corruption and drugs as well as design development projects in a planned way. “Drives against corruption,...
The controversy over the quality of cow milk -both pasteurised in packet or open - is very unfortunate. Claims and counterclaims about the presence of harmful agents particularly in the...
Good news is coming from Malaysia. The hopes expressed by the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (EWOE) Minister Mr Imran Ahmed, on a visit to that country last week, could...
Getting bitten by mosquito is quite common in Dhaka, but having been diagnosed with dengue after being affected by chikungunya, AHM Mustafa Kamal says he is afraid of the disease-bearing...
It may not sound surprising if people in the near future begin calling Dhaka a metonymy for all kinds of waterlogging. Waterlogging and the accompanying sufferings might one day come...
Populism is front-page news these days. We hear so much about its spread across the Atlantic zone, with references to "America First" and "Brexit" dominating so uninterruptedly for 3-odd years....
The protracted wars in Syria and Yemen have divided Middle East into Shiite and Sunni Muslim blocs. To make matters worse, the USA is threatening a war against Iran, a...
Aysha Siddika Minni has confessed her involvement in the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif, claimed Superintendent of Police (SP) of the district Md Maruf Hossain on Thursday. "Interrogation of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for London on Friday on a 17-day official visit to the United Kingdom. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister...
President Abdul Hamid on Thursday called upon the guardians to inspire their children to engage in cultural practices alongside their academic activities. "Everyone should come forward to nurture and develop...
Iranians feeling the squeeze from US sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy are increasingly turning to such digital currencies as Bitcoin to make money, prompting alarm in and out...
England right-back Kieran Trippier has completed a £20 million move to Spanish side Atletico Madrid from Tottenham. The 28-year-old, who joined Spurs from Burnley in June 2015 and played more...
More than 900 villages in the low-lying areas of Sirajganj have been devastated by floods as the Jamuna River continues to swell due to torrential rains and the onrush of...
The Office of the Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday laid emphasis on “effective, timely and tangible” cooperation from all stakeholders as an authorisation for an investigation into...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday turned down an appeal seeking cancellation of slain Rifat Sharif's wife Ayesha Siddika Minni's remand and said that HC would not interfere in this...
China's official platform to promote 5G research - IMT-2020 5G promotion group, an organisation affiliated with the country's top industry regulator has finished all network tests on Huawei's 5G Balong...
At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police...
Stocks slipped into the red on Thursday after two positive sessions, as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Market analysts said most of the investors maintained their cautious stance ahead of...
The High Court on Thursday issued seven directives, including the disposal of rape or murder cases within 180 days of filing those with Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals. The...
Matthijs de Ligt became the most expensive defender in Serie A history after completing a 75 million euro ($85 million) transfer from Ajax on Thursday. Juventus announced the deal’s completion,...
Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in parliament, has officially designated GM Quader as its new chairman following the death of his elder brother Hussain Muhammad Ershad,. JP General Secretary...
A Myanmar judge on Thursday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning he will stand trial despite concern over his...
Students of Dhaka University blockaded Dhaka's Shahbag intersection for the second day on Thursday demanding the authorities cancel the affiliations of seven colleges with the university. The protesters started gathering...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the importance of maintaining the international standard of fish and fish products for export as riverine Bangladesh can grab the first position in...
Netflix says it would roll out a lower-priced mobile-only plan in India within the next three months to tap into a price-sensitive market at a time the streaming company is...
Police on Thursday announced the arrest of another suspect accused of murdering a youth in broad daylight in Barguna district town last month. Maruf Hossain, superintendent of Barguna police, said...
The Bank of Korea, the central bank of the Republic of Korea, on Thursday cut its policy rate for the first time in three years, and shaved this year’s growth...
US President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will form a key part of...
Most Southeast Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Thursday, as the US Federal Reserve's bright domestic economic outlook curbed expectations of extensive policy easing and renewed tariff-war...
The central bank has allowed Private Foreign Currency (PFC) account-holders to use their accounts' balance for making import payment obligations, officials said. "….funds from PFC accounts may be used for...
The consolidated earnings per share (EPS) (un-audited) of Berger Paints Bangladesh rose 50.47 per cent in April-June, 2019 quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The multinational company’s...
Stocks witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday as investors mostly followed cautious stance. Following the previous two days’ marginal gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and...
The Asian Development Bank said on Thursday developing Asia is on track to meet the lender’s growth expectations for this year and next, even as trade tensions between the United...
TEXBIZ, a brainchild of Butex Business Club based in Bangladesh University of Textiles, is going to hold a textile based business case solving contest. The aim of the competition is...
Asian stock markets on Thursday followed Wall Street lower after US President Donald Trump reignited trade fears by saying he could impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. Benchmarks in Shanghai,...
The sudden swelling of the Old Brahmaputra River has led to the inundation of new Char areas, croplands and houses in Sherpur district, triggering fears of a devastating flood. Water...
Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement, and lax border controls, the United Nations said on...
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to be a “public health emergency of international concern”, saying the recent risk of its spread in...
Rescuers recovered the body of another man from the rubble of a two-storied building that caved in on Wednesday in Patuatuli area of Old Dhaka. The body was retrieved around...
More than 10 people are feared dead in a suspected case of arson at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday, local media reported. About 10...
The securities regulator on Tuesday approved and published the revised auditors' panel list for the listed companies, dropping Ahmad & Akhtar Chartered Accountants from the list. According to the revised...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rearranged its blue chip index (DS30) as part of its semi-annual rebalancing of indices. After the rebalancing of DS30, carried out as per the...
Ten most traded companies accounted for 28 per cent transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday, with the Fortune Shoes bagging the top spot on the turnover chart....
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said most of the businesses are claiming their annual turnover to be lower than Tk 30 million to evade...
Bangladesh has moved to import one fourth of its total LNG (liquefied natural gas) requirement from spot market to reap the benefits of a downtrend in global LNG prices. "We're...
Bankers and academics at a discussion stressed the need for distinguishing rightly 'corporation' and the 'business group' in Artha Rin Adalat (money loan court) law to help secure bank loans...
On July 04, a team of six students -- Samin Yasar, Tousif Tanzim Ahmed, Sousan Suha, Zulkernain Tasin, Adib Reza Rongon and Saif Mostafiz from the University of Dhaka-- with...
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