The Association of ICX Operators of Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to modernise the Interconnection Exchange system instead of eliminating it...
Adviser for the labour and employment ministry, retired brigadier general M Sakhawat Hossain, said on Sunday that he would take an initiative to introduce a complaint system for the domestic helps under the ministry...
Speakers at an energy fest in the capital Dhaka called on the interim government to ensure energy justice by ending discrimination embedded in the current power and energy system...
Cash held outside the banking system in Bangladesh continued to decline in February, signalling a gradual shift in depositor sentiment after years of distrust driven by scandals, instability and corruption...
Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising 鈥榟ints鈥� of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.
IN RECENT years, the global economy has been shaped by the principles of free-market systems and trade openness. However, the United States has introduced a surprising policy that contradicts these principles, particularly under the Trump administration. Known as the 鈥榬eciprocal tariff,鈥� this policy is based on a trading philosophy that could potentially lead to...
IN BANGLADESH, where 40 per cent of adolescent girls suffer from anaemia and 35 per cent of children under five experience stunting, the need for nutrition-sensitive food systems has never been more urgent. These statistics represent not just numbers but millions of young lives being compromised at the most critical stages of their development. While the country...
A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said.
Speakers at a discussion have underscored the importance of clear labeling system on product packaging, allowing the consumers to easily identify the levels of sugar, salt, trans fat, saturated fat, and other ingredients to determine potential health risks...
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...
MERITOCRACY may be defined as a system of governance or administrative structure where individuals are rewarded and promoted or given a chance to grow and develop based on their merit, abilities and skills rather than their social status, power or connections. It is often heralded as an efficient and justified way to assign responsibilities, provide opportunities...
CORRUPTION is deeply rooted, affecting nearly every sector, including law enforcement. Police corruption, marked by bribery, the abuse of power, political interference and extortion, has eroded public trust, weakened the justice system and fostered a culture of impunity. This not only hampers law enforcement but also obstructs justice, fuels social injustice...
A technical malfunction in a transformer triggered the March 11 national grid collapse that deprived parts of Dhaka of electricity supply for at least two hours...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a new Spot Assessment programme to simplify the tax payment system to expand the tax net...
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...
IN BANGLADESH, the tax deducted at source (TDS) system is designed to ensure timely tax collection and prevent evasion. However, for many low-income professionals 鈥� especially freelancers, consultants, and small business owners 鈥� this system has become an unnecessary financial burden. Despite earning less than the taxable income threshold, they often find...
Moody鈥檚 Ratings has downgraded the outlook for Bangladesh鈥檚 banking system from stable to negative, citing rising asset risks, weakening economic growth, and high inflationary pressures...
THE term 鈥榤ob justice鈥� has recently been widely discussed. It refers to a situation when a chaotic mob ignores the law or the judicial system, uses force and takes the law into its own hands to try the accused. It refers to the punishment of a person by an angry or chaotic mob without the intervention of the legal system or the law enforcement agencies. The recent...
THE interim government of Bangladesh formed an 11-member Administrative Reform Commission in October 2024, led by Abdul Muid Chowdhury, to recommend ways to make public administration more people-centric, accountable, efficient, and impartial. On February 15, the Commission submitted its recommendations, key among which is transitioning Bangladesh...
The amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday said that Jamaat would introduce Islamic education system in the country if they came to power...
European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the UK starting from Wednesday, in the latest step taken by Britain to digitise its borders...
BANGLADESH is a dynamic and strategically significant nation, known for its struggles for language, democracy, and independence. Despite its potential to inspire globally, 53 years after independence, it has failed to establish a strong democratic framework or implement an independent foreign policy. While global democracy has expanded, Bangladesh has regressed...
THE findings of a Transparency International Bangladesh study are worrying in that the top 5 per cent of the contractors working with the top 10 ministries could secure 61.31 per cent of the total contract value given out on electronic procurement system in 12 years since 2012. The bottom 10 per cent of the contractors could, however, secure less than 1 per cent of the...
The country as a whole is going through one of the most difficult periods, created by the previous authoritarian regime through corruption and money laundering and it has left a deep scar on Bangladesh鈥檚 overall economy and financial system...
RESIDENTS of Dhaka appear to be headed for a transport system completely in lawlessness as the road regime worsens riding on the indolence, deliberate or unintentional, of the authorities. Chaos on the road, which had often made the headlines for years, appears to have intensified largely after the August 2024 political changeover, when law enforcement...
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), in partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, organised a workshop on 鈥業nstallation of industrial rooftop solar system 鈥� prospects and...
The Bangladesh Single Window system (BSW), launched on January 2, has significantly facilitated the country鈥檚 export-import activities by reducing time and costs, according to a statement from the National Board of Revenue issued on Wednesday...
The government has lifted the police verification system prior to issuing passport for simplifying services and easing the sufferings of the people...
Rights group Odhikar in its yearly report has claimed that the Indian ruling party was largely responsible for destroying the electoral system in Bangladesh...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed stressed the need for simplifying the tax and VAT system, also simplifying the system according to the size, nature, and capacity of the businesses by removing complexity and bottlenecks in the import-export procedures and fixing a realistic VAT rate...