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The proposal to impose 5 per cent value added tax (VAT) on online shopping was printed mistakenly on the script of finance minister's budget speech. Chairman of National Board of...
The Trump administration has for the first time begun transferring suspected illegal immigrants to federal prisons, following additional demand for beds. The transfer of 1,600 detainees underscores the surge in...
The Philippines' total external trade in goods in April totaled $13.84 billion, posting a growth of 8.8 per cent from $12.73 billion recorded in April 2017, the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Highland Spring, Scottish supplier of bottled water, is to become the first UK water brand to introduce a 100 per cent recycled bottle. The company is trialling the new plastic...
Four people including two women were killed when truck a ran over them near the Shah Amanat Bridge in Baklia area of Chattogram. The accident also left nine people injured....
At least thirty five people were killed and dozens injured in an airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern village of Syria, a war monitor and paramedics said. The opposition's Syrian Civil...
Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut down seven mosques and expel up to 40 imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a push against Islamist ideology and...
Indian shares edged down on Friday after two straight sessions of gains as investors worries over trade relations ahead of a key meeting of global leaders. The markets fell as...
The son of legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun, has been picked for the national under-19 team. The team will play five one-day internationals and two four-day matches in Sri...
US President Donald Trump said he would consider inviting North Korea's Kim Jong-un to the White House if their summit in Singapore goes well. Mr Trump made the comment after...
Val Kilmer is set to star in the Top Gun sequel, reviving his role as fighter pilot Iceman. He will star alongside Tom Cruise in the film, 33 years after...
Philip Morris International Inc is planning to launch its iQOS smoking device in India, four sources familiar with the matter briefed reporters, as the tobacco giant seeks a foothold in...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says the proposed budget lacks clarity about the source of fund and expenditure. It termed the projected revenue unrealistic and pointed out that there...
A minor boy drowned in a pond at Bishampur village in Kalmakanda upazila in Netrokona on Thursday. Rubel Bhuiya, chairman of Koilathi Union Parishad, said Mahfuz, 7, son of Ferdous...
Three more people have died in the anti-drug campaign that started in early May. Police claimed that one suspect was killed in an encounter with them in Thakurgaon and Rangpur...
Burundi’s long-serving President Pierre Nkurunziza has promised to step down when his term ends in 2020, easing fears of fresh violence in the impoverished country. Nkurunziza had been widely expected...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dubai in the early hours of Friday for Toronto on a four-day official visit to Canada to attend the outreach session of G7 Summit. The...
A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds on the surface of Mars and seasonal fluctuations of atmospheric methane in findings released on Thursday that mark some of...
Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin has attended an Iftar and dinner at the White House. US President Donald Trump hosted the event on Wednesday in observance of the...
Two people were killed and 12 others injured when a bus rammed into a pick-up van on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Annaypur in Shibalaya upazila on Thursday. One of the deceased,...
Two people including a woman were killed by two separate lightning strikes in Badarganj upazila in Rangpur on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Aysha Khatun, 50, of Shahpur Masterpara...
The US has urged the Myanmar government to fulfill its commitment to work with UNHCR and UNDP to implement the recommendations of the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State....
Southeast Asian shares slipped on Friday on heightened caution ahead of a key meeting of global leaders and amid expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates next...
Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations are set to clash with a combative US President Donald Trump on Friday when they pressure him to lift sanctions on steel...
Google stopped accepting political ads in Washington state of America Thursday, the same day changes to the state's campaign-finance reporting requirements and enforcement procedures took effect. The company took action...
Juventus have signed Brazilian winger Douglas Costa from Bayern Munich on a permanent deal after a successful loan spell, the Italian champions said on Thursday. Costa has agreed a four-year...
Asian shares stepped back from a 2-1/2 month high on Friday as risk appetite soured on bets that Europe’s massive monetary stimulus was nearing an end, compounded by uncertainty over...
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lend Argentina up to $50 billion as the country seeks to bolster its struggling economy. The three-year agreement must still be approved by...
BNP has rejected the proposed national budget for the fiscal 2018-19, describing it as an anti-people one. Two BNP senior leaders -- Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain and Barrister Moudud Ahmed --...
Apparel makers may have to pay corporate tax and source tax at increased rates from the next fiscal year (FY), 2018-19. Currently, the apparel makers are enjoying a reduced corporate...
The government has planned to introduce a 'universal pension scheme' for all working people engaged in the private sector, both in formal and non-formal areas. In the budget speech for...
The overall budget deficit is set to widen by nearly 12 per cent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 as the government's expenditures will exceed revenue income. The deficit is estimated...
The rate of budget implementation in the country has been shrinking gradually over the years, according to government data. This implies that there is an increasing gap between the original...
The country's trade body leaders expressed mixed reactions on Thursday over the proposed budget for the next fiscal year (FY), 2018-19. Many of them were disappointed for not lowering corporate...
Prominent economists of the country have termed the latest budget 'expansionary as usual'. It has been formulated keeping in mind the upcoming national election, according to their opinions. They have...
Interest payment and subsidy will eat up almost 30 per cent of the revenue budget for the next fiscal year (FY). Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed in his budget speech...
As expected, Finance Minister AMA Muhith, on Thursday, in keeping with the past trend, placed even a bigger budget for fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 that appears benign, in terms of...
Secrecy that is usually maintained in budget making is fading fast in Bangladesh. The media very often speculates about a few key figures as the budget-presentation comes closer. At times,...
The road to globalisation through Doha Round seems to be coming to an end. Nobody now talks about the needs of Doha Round seriously. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is...
It is quite disappointing that South Asia is still considered as one of the least integrated regions in the world in terms of trade, infrastructure, water, and energy cooperation. This...
The government has proposed to cut the corporate tax rates by 2.50 per cent for publicly and non-publicly traded banks, insurance companies and financial institutions (FIs). Placing the national budget...
JOYPURHAT, Jun 07: A good number of peasants in the district are happy over good market prices of bottle gourd this season. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources...
An Uzbek man who carried out a lorry attack which killed five people in Sweden last year has been sentenced to life for terrorist crimes. Rakhmat Akilov, 40, had expressed...
With average ages of 26 each, England and France are among the youngest teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, second only to Nigeria's squad which has an...
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that the June 12 meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un would produce positive results, reports Agencies. US President Donald Trump made a courageous and...
World number one Simona Halep has another chance to finally land her first Grand Slam title after beating Garbine Muguruza in the French Open semi-finals. The Romanian, 26, won 6-1...
The recent Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal made us realise how much strong data protection rules are important for the society as a whole, including for the very functioning of the...
Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open semi-final by ruthlessly turning around his rain-delayed quarter-final against Argentine 11th seed Diego Schwartzman. Top seed Nadal, 32, trailed 6-4 3-5...
The concept of election manifestos are the in-thing in modern-day democratic polity. They are being refined so as to reflect international and regional realities with a more than liberal dose...
Visiting ancestral homes during festivals is universal. Although in highly developed countries the trend has long been on the wane thanks to wholesale rural migration to the cities, it survives...
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