SMUCT hosts Zero Wastage Denim Exhibition
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology hosted its first-ever 鈥榋ero Wastage Denim Exhibition鈥�, featuring innovative garments crafted entirely from recycled denim waste...
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An illogical govt move for pay increase in public sector
THE interim government鈥檚 instituting a national pay commission to decide on an increase in the salary of public servants in six months has come as a surprise to economists, especially amidst a chronic revenue shortfall, growing government borrowing and increased inflation. The pay commission has come in less than a month after the interim government introduced...
Mercury in popular skin creams found at alarming level
A dangerous level of mercury is found in popular skin whitening cream brands available on the Bangladesh market, according to a study revealed on Thursday...
Savoy offers tasty Discone ice cream
Savoy Ice Cream, one of the country鈥檚 most well-known ice cream brands, has unveiled its newest creation 鈥� Savoy Discone Ice Cream, a new product and the first one under disc cone category that blends taste, texture, and style...
ACC probes Tk 445cr irregularities at Shanto-Mariam University
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday launched an inquiry into allegations of irregularities of Tk聽343 crore and evading income tax of Tk聽102 crore at the Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology...
Air quality monitoring crisis may deepen: CREA
The pausing of a United States-funded air quality monitoring programme has weakened access to critical AQ data in 44 countries, including Bangladesh, according to an article by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, a Finland-based think tank...
Exports grow by 10.63pc in July-March
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings increased by 10.63 per cent to $37.19 billion in the first nine months or July-March period of the current financial year 2024-25 compared with those of $33.61 billion in the same period of FY24, according to Export Promotion Bureau data...
Shahman Moishan wins Study UK Alumni Awards
Shahman Moishan, an associate professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Dhaka University, won the Study UK Alumni Awards in the Culture and Creativity category on Tuesday at British Council in Dhaka...
KEPZ secures land mutation documents
The Korean Export Processing Zone has finally obtained its mutation documents from the government, paving the path for increased foreign investment...
VAT increase: burden on middle class
A SIMPLE trip to the grocery store feels like a budgeting nightmare for the middle class. The recent increase in value-added tax and supplementary duty on over 100 items has triggered frustration and raised questions about whether the government is balancing its books at the expense of ordinary citizens...
SMUCT, SAE sign credit transfer arrangement
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology and SAE University College, Australia signed a credit transfer arrangement agreement virtually on Thursday...
Farmers block highway demanding withdrawal of increased VAT
Northern farmers on Wednesday staged a protest by dumping tomatoes on the Rajshahi-Dhaka Highway in Natore, demanding withdrawal of the increased value added tax and duty imposed on tomato and mango pulp...
Scrapping of increased VAT, IMF deals demanded
Left-leaning political leaders, student leaders and activists on Thursday demanded that the interim government cancel the recently increased value-added tax and supplementary duty on more than 100 products and services...
INCREASING INTERN ALLOWANCE: SAU vet students continue class boycott
The veterinary faculty students of Sylhet Agricultural University staged demonstrations for the second day on Wednesday boycotting academic activities to press home their five-point demand, including enhancement of an intern鈥檚 monthly allowance to Tk 20,000 from Tk 9,000...
INCREASING INTERN ALLOWANCE: SAU veterinary students boycott classes
Students of the Sylhet Agricultural University鈥檚 veterinary faculty on Tuesday staged demonstrations after boycotting academic activities for 5-point demands, including enhancement of an intern鈥檚 monthly allowance to Tk 20,000 from Tk 9,000...
Govt should walk back tax increase, resume truck sales
THE government鈥檚 having increased value-added tax and supplementary duty on more than a hundred products and services by way of two ordinances, promulgated on January 9, has rightly raised the call for the government to walk back the decision. The products and services that have become dearer include mobile talk time, internet usage, biscuit...
Tax on motorcycle, AC manufacturers鈥� income doubled
The National Board of Revenue has increased income tax on industries making motorcycle, freezer, refrigerator and air conditioner in a move to increase revenue generation from direct tax...
Diploma gets top brand award
Diploma Instant Full Cream Milk Powder earned recognition as the top brand in the 鈥楩ull Cream Milk Powder鈥� category at the Best Brand Award 2024...
Contents should be inspiring: seminar
Speakers including journalists, content creators and media activists at a seminar on Saturday said that contents should be inspiring and that they aimed to entertain audiences instead of mimicking different cultural values...
Gonoforum urges national unity to foil conspiracies
Leaders of Gonoforum on Thursday called on the political parties of the country to forge national unity to foil the conspiracies of creating anarchies in Bangladesh...
2024鈥檚 record ocean heat revved up Atlantic hurricane wind speeds: study
Human-driven warming of ocean temperatures increased the maximum wind speeds of every Atlantic hurricane in 2024, according to a new analysis released Wednesday, highlighting how climate change is amplifying the destructive power of storms...
Miscreants kill auto-rickshaw driver, steal the vehicle
Unidentified miscreants murdered an auto-rickshaw driver before stealing his vehicle at Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district on Saturday...
LPG price increased
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas by Tk聽2.88 per kilogram and auto gas by Tk聽1.58 per litre for the month of October...
Police fire tear gas shells as CA house blocked
The police on Monday afternoon lobbed tear gas shells and baton-charged the protesters who blocked the interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 official residence...
Woman, son among three killed in Cumilla
Three people, including a 35-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son, were killed by miscreants at Boro Ghagutia village in Homna upazila of Cumilla Wednesday night...
Govt decreases fuel prices
The interim government has decreased the prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane at the retail level with effect from September 1.
Miscreants break Sherpur district jail, 500 inmates escape
Miscreants stormed into the Sherpur district jail, allowing 500 inmates to flee...
Miscreants to be brought to book: IGP
Inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Wednesday said that law enforcement agencies would bring the miscreants to book wherever they were for their misdeeds...
Miscreants involved in violence to topple govt: home minister
A terrorist group or quarter with vested interest was involved in the violence and arson attacks on state-owned establishments in an attempt to topple the government, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday...
DLS co-creator dies aged 84
Frank Duckworth, one half of the team who pioneered the Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating target scores in limited-overs cricket hit by bad weather, has died at the age of 84...