Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was 鈥榗hanging the face of the world鈥� in its war with Iran, as he welcomed 鈥榓ll help鈥� in destroying the Islamic republic\'s nuclear sites....
The interim government on Thursday sent five secretaries into compulsory retirement in the public interest under Section 45 of the Public Service Act....
Jagannath University celebrated World Environment Day organising various events on the campus in Dhaka on Thursday....
The National Citizens Party is set to approve its constitution in a general meeting at its temporary office in the capital鈥檚 Bangla Motor on Friday....
Speakers, including rights activists, on Thursday demanded that no export processing zones be built by grabbing the triple-cropping land of the Santals, a plain land national minority community in the Sahebganj Bagda Farm area of Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha....
The Ministry of Science and Technology has recently appointed Shamshad Begum Quraishi and Debashish Paul as members of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission on a current charge basis....
A new study revealed that one in every three adults in Bangladesh suffered from fatty liver disease, driven by excessive carbohydrate intake and sedentary lifestyles....
THE Orwellian G7 statement described Israel鈥檚 military attacks on Iran as 鈥榮elf鈥慸efence.鈥� By twisting language to fit political ends, the communiqu茅 normalises aggression and offers diplomatic cover for Israel鈥檚 serial violations of international law. Rather than condemning Israeli dangerous escalation, the G7 resorts to vague calls for 鈥榙e-escalation,鈥� effectively......
DESPITE its long-standing potential, Bangladesh鈥檚 leather industry remains chronically underdeveloped. This stagnation continues even as the country produces over 350 million square feet of rawhide annually 鈥� an abundant resource that should position Bangladesh as a global leather hub. Yet unlike the ready-made garments sector, which thrived through sustained......
BENGALIS are known for their deep-rooted love of sweets. It鈥檚 more than just a preference; it鈥檚 part of our identity. From childhood to adulthood, from everyday meals to grand celebrations, sweets are inseparable from our culture. Even in our language, phrases like 鈥榮esh pate roshogolla aar doi鈥� (ending a meal with sweets) have become proverbial......
DESPITE having several sources of revenue and a dual system of tax collection (direct-indirect), the majority of tax revenue is collected through indirect tax, called value-added tax, regulated聽by the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act 2012. The income tax, which is governed by the Income Tax Ordinance of 1984, includes corporate taxes, taxes......
THE deplorable condition of the Hazaribagh canal, running through several wards in Dhaka鈥檚 south, is a distressing but unsurprising manifestation of deteriorating urban ecology. A once-functional waterway has been reduced to a choked, festering canal of solid waste. The canal, which connects the Kalunagar sluice gate to the River Buriganga, has not been properly cleaned......
THE national consensus commission on the fourth day of its second-round dialogue on June 18 dealt with the process of presidential elections, which came to be adjourned as the 30 political parties that attended the dialogue could not have a consensus. The reforms commission has proposed an electoral college of 505 votes from the proposed national assembly......