NBR staff go on strike
Protesting officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue on Saturday began a 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� programme, demanding the removal of NBR chairman Abdur Rahman Khan...
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Businesses demand end to NBR crisis
The country鈥檚 businesses on Saturday urged the interim government to take immediate measures to resolve the crisis at the National Board of Revenue amid the ongoing protests by its officials...
Professor Yunus celebrates birthday with global social business family
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday celebrated his birthday with the global social business family by joining the participants of the 15th Social Business Day-2025 online...
Social business can drive lasting positive changes
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday stated that transformative power of social business could make real and lasting positive changes to create 鈥榓 beautiful and better world鈥� for everyone, not just for Bangladesh.
Iran says not resuming nuclear talks with US
Iran on Thursday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes.
Findings of climate change impact on nutrition in Bangladesh unveiled
The dissemination workshop titled Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Nutrition in Bangladesh was held at CORDAP in Dhaka on Thursday...
Govt calls for suspension of NBR protests
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that they had asked the protesting officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue to suspend their programme immediately...
Taxpayers can submit returns online from July: NBR
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Thursday said that country鈥檚 taxpayers could now submit their individual income tax returns online from July...
Yunus orders installing solar panels on rooftops of all govt buildings
Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday instructed the authorities concerned to take initiatives to generate power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings in the country.
US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme
A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran鈥檚 nuclear programme by just a few months 鈥� rather than destroying it as聽claimed by president Donald Trump...
Moinuddin elected DBH Finance chairman
Syed Moinuddin Ahmed has been elected chairman of DBH Finance PLC during the company鈥檚 158th board meeting, said a press release...
Reactor containment tested at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Reactor containment was successfully tested before fuel loading at the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Pakshey, Ishwardi in Bangladesh.
Professor Yunus urges all to stop destroying nature
Highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged all to avoid destroying nature and join hands in planting trees and stopping production and use of single-use plastic products to enjoy this beautiful world and creating a beautiful environment for the generations to come...
鈥楳arch to NBR鈥� called for June 28聽聽
The NBR Reform Unity Council, a platform of the NBR officials who have been protesting against an ordinance that splits the revenue board into two divisions, on Wednesday said that it would hold a 鈥楳arch to NBR鈥� programme on June 28...
NBR recovers Tk 994cr in tax evasion drives
The National Board of Revenue has recovered a total of Tk聽994 crore in the past nine months (September 2024 to May 2025) through a series of tax and revenue evasion investigations and drives...
Trump鈥檚 TV jingle for N-weapons
AMERICA鈥橲 Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran, saw two unhinged nuclear weapons states jointly attacking one that had shunned the bomb by a religious edict...
BNP activist arrested for mob attack on former CEC Huda
An activist of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has been arrested allegedly for assaulting former chief election commissioner and freedom fighter KM Nurul Huda in the presence of the police before Sunday鈥檚 arrest of the ex-CEC...
Iran says taking measures to continue nuclear programme
Iran鈥檚 government said on Tuesday that it had 鈥榯aken the necessary measures鈥� to ensure the continuation of its nuclear programme after US and Israeli strikes targeted its facilities...
Oil prices wobble
Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran鈥檚 response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend...
Mob rage should not rage on, it undermines rule of law
THE former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda, who presided over one of the three controversial elections chiefly marked by ballot stuffing the night before the election day, was arrested on June 22 after a mob had detained him hours after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 filing a case with the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar against the deposed prime minister...
Where is Iran鈥檚 uranium? Questions remain after US strikes
After US President Donald Trump bragged US strikes had 鈥榦bliterated鈥� Iran鈥檚 nuclear capabilities, officials cautioned it was still too soon to assess the impact on the country鈥檚 nuclear programme.
Professor Yunus urges building future world with scouting experience
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called for moving forward in creating the future world applying the scouting experience...
BNP disowns mob attack on ex-CEC Huda, wants action: Salahuddin
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that his party did not endorse mob culture and would take disciplinary action if any of its activists were found involved in the incident of former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda...
NBR officials begin sit-in, pen-down programme demanding logical reforms
Officials and employees started a sit-in and pen-down programme at the NBR headquarters in Dhaka on Monday morning, demanding logical reforms in the National Board of Revenue...
US issues 鈥榳orldwide caution鈥� for Americans
State Department issued a 鈥榳orldwide caution鈥� for Americans on Sunday, saying the conflict in the Middle East could put those traveling or living abroad at an increased security risk.
US envoy hails Yunus-Tarique meeting
A US embassy delegation in Dhaka on Sunday appreciated and recognised the significance of the recent meeting between interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and BNP acting chair Tarique Rahman in London...
Thousands join pro-Palestinian marches across Europe
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in European cities calling for an end to the war in Gaza, hours before president Donald Trump said the US military had attacked three Iranian nuclear sites Sunday...
Govt reduces duties on petroleum, solar power equipment imports
The National Board of Revenue has declared a set of reforms and adjustments in the national budget for the financial year 2025-26, with some significant changes in income tax, VAT, and customs duties...
CJ reaffirms need for separate judicial secretariat
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday reiterated the urgent need for establishing a separate judicial secretariat to ensure full administrative autonomy of the judiciary.
BCB plans to launch Premier League in Rajshahi: Aminul
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam Bulbul has reiterated his commitment to decentralising cricket across the country and revealed their plan to launch a regional Premier League in Rajshahi on Sunday.
