Taskin ruled out, Tanzim gets maiden call-up
Taskin Ahmed was ruled out due to an injury while Tanzim Hasan got his maiden Test call-up as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the first Test against Zimbabwe on Tuesday...
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NBR looking to expand base of VAT payers
The National Board of Revenue has taken a move to expand its Value Added Tax base, with a view to increase revenue collection for the national exchequer...
Nine migrants found dead off Turkey after boat sinks
Nine migrants died and another 25 were rescued on Thursday after their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, officials said...
One dies, two missing as boat sinks in Jamalpur
One 45-year-old man died, and two others went missing as a boat carrying 40 people sank in the Jamuna River at Kulakandi under Islampur upazila in Jamalpur on Thursday....
Govt decides to ban yarn imports thru land ports
The commerce ministry has instructed the National Board of Revenue to take regulatory action to halt yarn imports through land ports.
Liton, Rishad granted full NOC for PSL; Nahid partial
Liton Das, Rishad Hossain, and Nahid Rana have been granted No Objection Certificates to participate in the forthcoming Pakistan Super League for various time periods by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Tamim recovering well, might need three months to return to field
Former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Tamim Iqbal, who suffered a major heart attack and required emergency surgery on Monday, has been healing well but is still not out of danger.
DELAYED COMMISSIONING:聽PDB charges 3 power plants Tk 50cr
The Summit and Unique groups are among the three power companies who have been asked by the Bangladesh Power Development Board to pay more than Tk 50 crore in liquidity damage.
鈥楾amim will win this fight, too鈥�
Prayers and well wishes began to pour in for former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Tamim Iqbal, who suffered a massive heart attack and needed emergency surgery at the KPJ Specialised Hospital in Savar, sending shockwaves through the country's cricket fraternity and beyond.
Banks asked to freeze accounts of GM Quader, wife
The National Board of Revenue has instructed banks and financial institutions to freeze the accounts of Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader, also a former minister, and his wife Sharifa Quader over graft allegations.
Budget to focus on NBR split
The proposed bifurcation of the National Board of Revenue and the future role and responsibilities of the two offices of the revenue board after the spilt are likely to get a special focus in the national budget for the forthcoming financial year of 2025-26.
Many taxpayers abuse scope of tax exemptions: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that many taxpayers abuse the exemption as the tax exemption practice always misuse loopholes in the taxation system...
Cigarette price won鈥檛 increase in budget: NBR
National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the price of cigarettes will not be hiked in the upcoming budget for the financial year 2025-26...
NBR begins spot assessment
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a new Spot Assessment programme to simplify the tax payment system to expand the tax net...
E-returns to be joined with banking system
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said that the NBR was exploring ways to integrate online tax returns with banking system...
Newspaper advertisement rates to be re-fixed: Mahfuj
Information and broadcasting adviser Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday said the advertisement rates for newspapers would be adjusted while the media list would be updated.
BCB aims for smooth coordination in tight schedule
A structured approach that would accommodate all commitments at various levels without compromising the teams鈥� performances was the main topic as the Cricket Operations of the Bangladesh Cricket Board held a discussion with the...
Most TIN holders didn鈥檛 submit returns in past 10yrs: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that laws and rules regarding taxes had not been implemented fully and among the 1.13 crore taxpayers or tax identification number holders in the country, 80-85 lakh taxpayers had not submitted a tax return in the past 10 years...
NBR for not allowing tax exemption unnecessarily聽
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said on Monday that the government had taken a vow not to allow tax exemption in the coming days unless it was inevitably necessary for the interest of the country...
Joint venture projects should adopt rational pay scale
INDIAN nationals occupying almost all top positions at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company that runs a 1,320MW coal-based power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat and drawing heftier salaries and benefits than their peers is surprising. According to a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board, 32 of the top 40 positions are occupied by Indians...
Court freezes Papon, family鈥檚 27 bank accounts
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze 27 bank accounts of former Kishoreganj-6 lawmaker Nazmul Hassan Papon, his wife Roksana Hassan and other family members over graft allegations...
RAMPAL POWER PLANT: Indian nationals draw hefty salaries, eye-watering bonuses
Indian nationals working at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company are drawing an average monthly salary of more than Tk 10 lakh, revealed a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board.
鈥楴BR takes master plan to digitise all operations鈥�
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said that the revenue board has taken a master plan to digitise all of its activities to ensure digital services for the taxpayers...
Travel ban imposed on ex-BCB president Papon, his family
A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on Nazmul Hassan Papon, former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and five members of his family, in connection with a graft case.
Gono Bishwabidyalay BoT holds 54th meeting
The board of trustees of the Gono Bishwabidyalay held a meeting at the Major Haider auditorium of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Saturday...
Power, energy divs at odds over coal price
The Bangladesh Power Development Board did not pay last two months鈥� bill to the Barapukuria coal mine company for the coal bought to run the Barapukuria coal power plant, citing excessively high price.
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Tax exemption will be phased out: NBR
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the tax on taxpayers who had been enjoying the reduced rate will gradually increase...
WOMEN鈥橲 WC QUALIFIER: Murshida axed from Bangladesh squad聽
Opener Murshida Khatun has been axed from the Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 ODI World Cup Qualifier, which was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday...
2023 curriculum imposed through conspiracy: NCTB
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board chair AKM Reazul Hassan said at a press conference on Tuesday that the national curriculum of 2023 was deliberately imposed on them and it was a foreign conspiracy...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Businesses demand tax cuts, duty benefits
The industrialists in the leather goods and ceramic sectors, real estate businesses and reconditioned car traders demanded various tax cuts and duty benefits in the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2025-26...