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This is a tale of energy transformation in two countries, one in dire need of it to fuel much-needed growth to get out of a quagmire and into respectability; and...
'Scholarship' is itself a quite old-fashioned term. Whenever we ask someone to think of scholarship, they usually imagine a lone individual, surrounded by books (preferably dusty ones), worriedly scribbling notes...
Government employees can get loans for the construction of house or purchase of flats anywhere in the country as a policy guideline has already been formulated for providing such loan...
Four people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Kalihati and Mirzapur upazila of Tangail on Thursday. In Kalihati upazila, truck driver Ashikur 22, son of...
The government has rescheduled public holiday for holy Shab-e-Qadar to June 13 (Wednesday) instead of June 12 (Tuesday) in an executive order. In a circular of Public Administration Ministry on...
A woman and her son were crushed under a train in Gorasin area under Sadar upazila in Tangail on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Brishti Akhter, 23, wife of...
Different products will be costlier and cheaper as Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday in the new budget proposed some changes to tariff on those. Besides, the finance minister also...
The government has slapped a five per cent VAT on app-based ride-sharing services of the country. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued an SRO in this connection, reports...
Bangladesh’s search for a successor to Chandika Hathurusaingha has ended through the appointment of Steve Rhodes as head coach of the national cricket team. Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan...
The government is reforming a law to provide professional safeguard to the doctors and for providing quality services to the patients. To this end, the government is formulating ‘Medical Services...
Hybrid cars will be cheaper in the next fiscal year as the government has decided to reduce the supplementary duty considering energy efficient and environment-friendly means of transport. Finance Minister...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on online shopping for the coming fiscal starting on June 30. “With the fast development of internet...
Bangladesh has targeted 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the new fiscal year. In his budget speech, Finance Minister AMA Muhith stressed the importance of increasing government revenue in the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday placed 2018-19 fiscal's proposed national budget with a financial outlay of Tk 4.64 trillion (Tk 4,64,573 crore) and a 7.8 per cent GDP growth...
The government will consider exemption of duties on import of school buses upon receiving intents from schools or related agencies. Finance minister MA Muhit said this in his budget speech...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed introduction of new provisions in the tax laws over the taxation of virtual and digital sectors, such as Facebook, Google, Youtube, on their incomes earned...
The use of tobacco products, including cigarette, bidi, zarda and gul, are going to be costlier from the next fiscal (fiscal 2018-19) as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is...
The government has allocated Tk 14.98 billion for the Youth and Sports Ministry in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19, Tk 3.07 billion up from the revised budget of...
The government has planned to provide Baishakhi and Victory Day allowances for freedom fighters from the next fiscal year. "Boishakhi allowances and the Victory Day allowances will be provided to...
With the government's huge focus on building a science-savvy nation, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday set aside Tk 122 billion for the Science and Technology Ministry in the proposed...
The local manufacturers of mobile handsets and motorcycles received a boost as Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed VAT exemptions on local production, and imposed surcharge on imported devices. In proposing...
Human rights campaigners have lost a Supreme Court appeal over the legality of Northern Ireland's abortion law. The court dismissed an appeal brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission...
The government has taken an initiative to install Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) in business units for ensuring transparency in VAT collection system as the highest portion of revenue is collected...
A surcharge has been proposed to levy on people with two motor cars or house property with an aggregate area of 8,000 square feet in a city corporation. He said...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has opened a new branch at Shantirhat in Patiya upazila of Chattogram. Professor Md Anwarul Azim Arif, Chairman of SIBL inaugurated the branch on Thursday...
The government has forecasted the inflation rate at a comfortable level of 5.6 per cent in the next financial year (FY) 2018-19.As for the outgoing FY2018, the target rate was...
A court in Natore on Thursday sentenced two young men to life term imprisonment for killing their friend in Gurudashpur upazila in 2015. The lifers are Maruf and Fahad. According...
Bangladesh aims to raise the number of registered taxpayers to 10 million and increase the number of tax return filers to 8 million by the end of fiscal 2022-23. Finance...
Country’s both bourses backed to the red on Thursday, breaking a two-day gaining streak, amid budget declaration day. DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), fell more...
The Atlanta cyber attack has had a more serious impact on the city’s ability to deliver basic services than previously understood, a city official said at a public meeting on...
The government has set a 7.8 per cent Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) growth target for the next financial year (FY) 2018-19, aiming to take it on the higher trajectory within...
Australia’s economy is growing at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent, up from 2.4 per cent three months ago, largely thanks to mining commodities exports. Strong results in the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed to reduce corporate tax for listed banks, insurance and financial companies, aiming at pulling in investors. Muhith said this while placing the proposed budget...
Detectives in a drive arrested two suspected robbers along with arms and ammunition at Choygharia in Sadar upazila of Satkhira early Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Mozaffar Hossain, 38,...
Customs Intelligence officials arrested two people with 19 gold bars weighing 2.25 kg from Darshana Joynagar Checkpost in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday. The arrestees have been identified as Nurul Islam,...
Global online searches for abortion pills have more than doubled over the last decade, BBC analysis of Google searches shows. The findings also suggest that in countries where abortion laws...
The 264th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) was held recently at the Head Office of the bank. Chairman of the Board of Directors,...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed VAT on e-commerce at 5.0 per cent in the budget for fiscal year 2018-19. The businesses also involve those using Facebook for sales. Earlier in...
Walmart has settled a lawsuit by a transgender former employee in North Carolina who accused the retail giant of unlawfully firing her for complaining about harassment. Arkansas-based Walmart and the...
Tom Cruise has jumped off buildings, slid off skyscrapers and clung onto the outside of a plane during take-off in his roles as action movie hero. Now he can stake...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has been placing the last budget of this government for the fiscal year 2018-19. He started placing the Tk 4.64 trillion-plus budget before the parliament at...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 712 prisoners, the state news agency MENA said on Wednesday, and security sources said many of those freed were youth jailed for anti-government...
Nikkei share rose to more than two-week highs on Thursday morning to stay above a key technical level as it tracked Wall Street gains overnight,. The Nikkei gained 0.8 per...
Journalist Pranab Saha, joint editor of Channel i, died of old-age complications at a hospital in Dhaka on Thursday. He was 66. He breathed his last around 6:15 am at...
Belgium hammered the final nail into Egypt’s halting World Cup warm-up campaign with an assured 3-0 win in Brussels on Wednesday that settled some nerves among the fancied hosts, who...
Asian shares rose Thursday following a rally on Wall Street as remarks by a European Central Bank board member eased worries about the new Italian government's spending plans. Japan's Nikkei...
The historic Six-point Demand Day is being observed in the country today (Thursday) in a befitting manner commemorating the placing of the demand for autonomy for the erstwhile East Pakistan....
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Gachtalaghat in Bhairab Municipality area early Thursday. According to the reports, with this recent skirmish, some 110...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Thursday as some investors continued their buying appetite on sectors-wise stocks. Meanwhile,...
Vladimir Putin, on a living standards drive at the start of a new presidential term, is expected to try to fix Russians’ everyday problems on live TV later on Thursday,...
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