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The government has finally notified that the new VAT law (VAT and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012 and Rules 2016) will go into effect from July 01, 2019. Consequent upon this,...
In recent times the term corporate governance has become a buzzword in the corporate world across the globe. It is not a new concept in the business arena, yet the...
Despite being the next-generation cellular communication technology, 5G has become a crucial topic in the global political economy sphere. It has become a key agenda in the escalating US-China trade...
Growth is decelerating in Europe, the United States, China, Japan, and other leading economies, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank recently highlighted by revising their global forecasts...
A total of 30 municipalities in the country are set to get proper water supply and sanitation facilities by June 2023. To this end, the government gave approval to the...
A fire that broke out at a petrol pump in Kalyanpur on Tuesday afternoon was brought under control. The Razia Petrol Pump caught fire around 5:25pm, said Atiqul Islam, duty...
A petrol pump in the city's Kalyanpur area caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. Atiqul Islam, duty officer at the control room of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Headquarters, said...
Former UEFA President Michel Platini is being questioned by French anti-corruption investigators over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Platini, 63, was head of European football's governing...
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to take stern action against people involved in using harmful chemicals in fruits. The bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice...
Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC) is going to build a chemical warehouse in Gazipur City Corporation area for relocating risky chemicals from Old Dhaka. The Executive Committee of the...
The US Trade Representative's Office on Monday kicked off seven days of public hearings about the plan to levy tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods. The...
State for Minister Water Resources Zaheed Farooque on Tuesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that about 15,000 kilometres of river routes will be dredged under a rivers re-excavation project. “A...
The government exported 3,357 metric tonnes of dry fishes worth Tk 691.9 in fiscal 2017- 18. State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Md Ashraf Ali Khasru said this at the...
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said legal action will be taken against those who will be found responsible for writing on walls and putting advertisements on...
A young man was killed by his rivals at Kolchar Sostal village in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Ziabul Mollah, 25, son of...
Two people were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and an auto-rickshaw at Jatrapur in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday. The...
For the first time in Bangladesh, a magnetite (iron ore) mine has been discovered at Isabpur village in Hakimpur upazila of the district, bringing new hopes for the country’s economy....
Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man from a jute field in Jhenaidah sadar upazila in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana,...
Dhaka Branch Council of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) on Monday arranged a round table discussion on ‘Tax, Tariff & Trade Policies for Inclusive Economic...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has started hearing former Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam’s appeal that challenged his death sentence for 1971 war crimes. A four-member bench led...
The High Court asked the government to destroy all the date-expired drugs after removing those from the pharmacies across the country by July 16. The bench of Justice FRM Nazmul...
Turkey has ordered the arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected links to the network accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, state-run Anadolu news agency said...
Police Headquarters have constituted a three-member committee for investigating the corruption of one of its officials. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Md Sohel Rana confirmed this. Additional Inspector General...
Most Southeast Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Tuesday as caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting kept investors on the sidelines. Singapore shares...
Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank of the country, is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a policy review on Thursday, a Reuters poll showed. The poll...
The High Court (HC) has granted six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases filed against her. Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Kashefa Hussain passed the...
An Indian magician who was lowered into a river while shackled in a bid to recreate Harry Houdini's world-famous trick has drowned, police confirmed. Chanchal Lahiri was meant to escape...
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 eased 0.7...
Associate Professor of Islamic University (IU) M Ashek Raihan Mahmud has been made chairman of the Information and Communication Engineering (ICE) department of the IU in Kushtia. He replaced Associate...
The Office of the Career Guidance and Placement of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has organised a job fair for its students and graduates on the university campus in the capital....
Bangladesh’s successful run chase against West Indies at the World Cup on Monday was aided by a calm and confident dressing room atmosphere that the players were able to replicate...
The United States should not use “extreme pressure” to resolve issues with Iran, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, amid a standoff following attacks on two oil tankers in...
There was a “systemic failure” of the United Nations in dealing with the situation in Myanmar ahead of a deadly 2017 military crackdown because it did not have a unified...
The board of directors of Delta Life Insurance Company Limited has recommended 26 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2018, said an official disclosure on...
A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed 11 people and injured 122, the local government said. The Yibin city government posted the casualty...
Stocks witnessed positive trend in early trading on Tuesday as some investors are active on sector-wise shares after recent sharp fall. The market witnessed sharp correction in the past two...
Voting in the fifth and final phase of the upazila parishad election in 23 upazilas in different districts began on Tuesday morning. The balloting that began at 9:00am will continue...
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza heaped praise on team mate Shakib Al Hasan after the all-rounder scored his second century in as many World Cup matches to lead them to a...
Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced on Monday the deployment of about 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for what he said were defensive purposes, citing concerns about...
Boris Johnson got a boost in his campaign to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday when one of his former rivals and EU supporter Matt Hancock backed him...
Doctors in West Bengal called off a strike late on Monday after authorities promised improved hospital security, ending a week-long dispute that had spread to other parts of the country...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) urged on Monday the visiting British entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh for mutual benefits of the two countries. They made the request at...
The country's mobile financial service (MFS) providers will have to pay service-based charge to mobile network operators (MNOs) for using their infrastructure, according to new directives issued by Bangladesh Telecommunication...
The board of directors of Union Capital has decided to issue unsecured subordinated redeemable non-convertible bond of Tk 2.0 billion in face value through private placement. Face value per unit...
Ten most-traded firms captured 23 per cent transaction of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Monday while United Power topped the list. Market analysts said investors were active on United...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir said the central bank has taken various steps to reduce the amount of non-performing loans (NPL) in the banking system. Since the country's...
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, died on Monday aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial...
The gold prices have been revised downward by Tk 100 per gram in the local market following a decline in the global rates. Each gram of 22-carat gold has now...
Former finance advisor Dr A B Mirza Azizul Islam expressed on Monday his dissatisfaction over the poor attention the budget paid to address the banking sector problems. "I am extremely...
The budget proposal to keep the tax-free limit for individual taxpayers unchanged has evoked mixed reactions among business people and economists. Businesses wanted the ceiling to be adjusted with inflation...
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