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Customs Valuation and Internal Audit Commissionerate (CVIAC) has detected duty evasion on import of green tea through Chattogram and Benapole ports, said a statement issued by CVIAC. After assessing the...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) chief has urged the local businesses to ensure manufacturing quality products to get more tax and duty benefits. Speaking at a pre-budget meeting on...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed an investment promotion team (IPT) comprising public and private sector representatives to frame investment-friendly tax policies. The 21-member IPT would make recommendations...
The BNP said it will protest at every police station in Dhaka on Wednesday after it was refused permission to hold a rally in the capital’s Nayapaltan area. The party’s...
The High Court has issued a rule asking why it should not order the formation of a policy to fix the prices of airline tickets, the ticket cancellation fee and...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will again interrogate former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu on May 15 as he skipped Monday’s quizzing in connection with a case over embezzlement...
Swiss-based food giant Nestle will pay Starbucks $7.15 billion in cash for the rights to sell the US coffee chain’s products around the world in a global alliance aimed at...
Bangladesh economy is set to post 7.40 per cent growth in the current fiscal year, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)....
National Housing Finance and Investments Limited (NHFIL) recently organised its 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Eagle Hall of RAOWA Convention Hall in the capital. The board of directors...
The Anti-terror squad of the Indonesian national police thwarted a suicide attack plot and nabbed three alleged terrorists involved with the plan. Police disclosed on Monday that the three had...
The country’s first space satellite Bangabandhu-1 is now finally expected to launch on May 10, following a series of delays and rescheduling. US aerospace company SpaceX has informed Bangladesh Telecom...
A three-day long Bangladesh Int’l Garment & Textile Machinery Expo, 2018 begins on May 10 at GEC Convention Center, Chattogram. BKMEA is the Associate Partner, Well Group is the Partner...
Few outside Iraq knew the name Haider al-Abadi in 2014 when he was plucked from relative obscurity to lead a nation in chaos. A compromise candidate floated after his predecessor...
The eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has destroyed 26 homes and is threatening hundreds more, with new fissures opening overnight on Sunday. Nearly 2,000 people have so far...
A girl who failed in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination reportedly committed suicide by taking poison at Mayrampur village in Bancharampur upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was identified...
Four people have been found dead with their throats slit at a paddy field under Shibganj upazila in Bogra this morning. The dead, aged between 38 and 40 years old,...
Meghna Bank installed a stall at the two day-long trade and education fair titled 'Showcase Canada-2018' at International Convention City, Basundhara, Dhaka. The fair ends today (May 7). Mr. Md....
A resurgent dollar and higher borrowing costs are smashing through Argentina and Turkey’s currencies like a wrecking ball and raising the likelihood more broadly that emerging markets’ three-year long interest...
A review workshop on credit operations of banks, arranged by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) will be held at BIBM auditorium on May 8. Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank,...
British foreign secretary Boris Johnson has urged President Trump not to give up on the Iran nuclear deal, saying ‘at this delicate juncture it would be a mistake to walk...
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) and Hotel Sarina recently inked a customer benefit deal in Dhaka. Under the deal, Hotel Sarina at Banani will offer Buy One Get Two at buffet...
Prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Monday as investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise stocks. Following the...
The Grameenphone Accelerator (GPA) launched its 5th batch of startups on its 4-month long programme through a launching event Sunday at GPHouse, said a statement. The new batch follows 21...
A 48-hour hartal enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad and Parbatya Nagorik Parishad protesting the killing of five people, including microbus driver Sajib Hawladar, is underway peacefully in Rangamati district....
A bus driver has been killed and at least 20 people sustained injuries when a bus plunged into a ditch beside Khulna- Mawa highway in Kakdanga area of Fakirhat upazila...
Asian shares crept higher on Monday after a tame reading on US wages lowered the risk of faster rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, although Sino-US trade tensions and a...
An explosion at a mosque used as a voter centre in the eastern Afghan province of Khost has killed at least 17 people and wounded 34, local officials said, in...
Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party claimed victory late on Sunday in the country’s first free municipal elections, a key step in a democratic transition marred by economic disappointment. After polling stations...
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale lashed home to deny La Liga champions Barcelona victory in an ill-tempered ‘Clasico’ which finished 2-2 at the Nou Camp after the home side had...
Three labourers have died and 10 others suffered injuries after a truck overturned on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Pathalia area in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Monday morning. A UNB report says...
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, sought to withdraw over concerns about her role in the agency’s interrogation programme, two sources familiar with the matter told...
A gang of what are said to be former cattle rustlers has killed at least 51 adults and children in a village in northern Nigeria, burning down homes. Amongst the...
A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Pipulbaria Kalurmath in Daulatpur upazila early Monday. Being tipped off that a gang of criminals gathered in the...
The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said Myanmar must be held accountable for the violation of human rights against the minority and it termed the Rohingya issue an...
A government move for mandatory insurance coverage to protect the migrant workers from any unexpected risks is now under detailed review by the sector regulator, officials said. When contacted, member...
State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and China Huadian Hongkong Company Ltd (CHDHK) Sunday inked a deal to form a joint venture (JV) company to build a 1,320 megawatt (MW)...
The central bank has simplified and rationalised the sale process of foreigners' equity investment in both public and private entities to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh. Under...
Prices of brinjal have increased significantly in the city market with traders attributing the price hike to the ongoing odd climatic condition in most parts of the country which is...
The government's initiative to develop country-specific special economic zones (SEZs) has so far made little headway, thus impeding efforts to help attract sizeable foreign investments. Though the Bangladesh Economic Zones...
The government's revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse marked a 112 per cent rise month-on-month in April, 2018 with the increased trade volume. Market operators said the government earnings...
A signboard on the south-western side of the Jatyio Sangsad (JS) precinct reads like this: "Playground suitable only for the physically challenged children". To say this is anachronistic is more...
The government has learnt the hard way. It has tried to promote small-scale entrepreneurship in agriculture and information and communication (ICT) technology sectors through equity financing. But it has burnt...
That the volume of confiscated narcotic drug, popularly known as Yaba, has been on an unabated rise, is hardly surprising. The addiction has now spread to almost all spheres of...
Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) on Sunday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to ensure effective tobacco taxation noting that the current structure is a complicated one with scope for...
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday, officials said, an incident likely to heighten political tensions ahead of general elections expected in late...
Innovation stands for new idea of process or product to get the job done better. There could be many connotations of innovation, including those related to cultural and social aspects....
World attention was focused during the last days of the month of April on the changing political dynamics in the Korean Peninsula. There has been symbolism, show of pomp, exhibition...
Media outlets which report on business and economic developments across the globe had their eyes on Bangladesh during the last week of April as bKash Limited, the leading mobile financial...
Several print and electronic media reports imply that the Ministry of Education is mulling the idea of scrapping multiple choice question (MCQ) in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary...
Two coal mines collapsed in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, killing at least 23 people and injuring six others while five miners remained trapped, officials said. Pakistani officials have said the...
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