No tax for Hungarian women with two children
Hungary on Tuesday passed a law exempting women with two or three children from paying income tax as part of a costly drive to try to reverse population decline.
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Iran says next round of nuclear talks with US 鈥榩ostponed鈥�
Iran said on Thursday that the next round of nuclear talks with the United States has been postponed, after mediator Oman cited 鈥榣ogistical reasons鈥� for the delay...
Rumor Scanner detects 296 misinformation cases in April
Rumor Scanner, a fact-checking organisation in Bangladesh, identified 296 instances of misinformation circulating on the internet in April this year...
UNO, OC among 20 injured in Brahmanbaria clash
At least 20 people, including upazila nirbahi officer and officer-in-charge of Sarail police station, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria Wednesday night...
Ukraine, US sign minerals deal, tying Trump to Kyiv
The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid.
5 arrested over vandalising DU bus at Uttara
Police on Wednesday arrested five people, including banned Bangladesh Chhatra League activist Arafat over the allegation of vandalising Dhaka University bus at Uttara on Tuesday afternoon...
BMU celebrates 28th University Day
Bangladesh Medical University celebrated the 28th University Day through rally, discussion meeting, granting research grants and serving quality food to patients on the university in Dhaka on Wednesday...
BSRM School of Engineering inaugurated at BRAC University
BRAC University and the BSRM Group of Companies inaugurated the BSRM School of Engineering with the theme 鈥榮haping tomorrow: innovation for sustainability鈥� through a ceremony at the Merul Badda campus of the university in Dhaka on Wednesday...
NSU holds seminar on IP law
The North South University law department celebrated 鈥榃orld Intellectual Property Day鈥� with a seminar on contemporary Intellectual Property Law at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
We want peace, but not getting ready for war suicidal: Yunus
Noting that war was always an expensive affair, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday emphasised that Bangladesh should design its overall strategy with required preparation, while at the same be open to peace...
UNHCR urges Bangladesh to shelter1.13 lakh more Rohingyas
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has recently pressed the Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner to ensure accommodation of 1.13 lakh more Rohingyas amid uncertainty of repatriation...
Bashundhara鈥檚 shares of Tk聽1,458cr seized
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 75.46 crore shares, worth Tk 1,458 crore, of 22 companies of the Bashundhara Group in connection with graft allegations...
Ex-ICT judge鈥檚 son named in another ICT case
Gana Odhikar Parishad general secretary Rashed Khan on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal alleging that he was tortured in custody in Dhaka by detained Rangamati additional superintendent of police Ishtiaq Ahmed during the 2018 quota reform movement...
Modernisation of interconnection exchange system demanded聽
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...
AIUB hosts Let鈥檚 Talk with EU Ambassador Michael Miller
American International University-Bangladesh hosted an event titled Let鈥檚 Talk with the EU Ambassador, featuring Michael Miller, ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh, at the AIUB in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Forex reserve crosses $22b
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under International Monetary Fund guidelines, crossed $22 billion again on Wednesday, driven by strong remittance inflows and export earnings...
Patkheer gets GI recognition
鈥楶atkheer鈥�, a traditional sweet from Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj鈥� has been officially recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product...
MBPLC hosts training on money laundering prevention
Mercantile Bank PLC has organised a training programme on 鈥楶revention of money laundering and combating financing against terrorism鈥� for officials of Chattaogram, Feni, Noakhali and Cumilla regions, said a press release...
Samsung Electronics posts 22pc jump in Q1 net profit
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 21.7 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday as consumers rushed to buy smartphones under the looming threat of US tariffs...
Both anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim sentiment found at Harvard: reports
Harvard University task forces charged with investigating claims of anti-Semitism, and anti-Arab and Muslim hate reported Tuesday that such prejudice had taken root on campus, urging the college to champion the fight against bigotry...
Trump fires Kamala Harris鈥檚 husband from Holocaust board
US president Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction...
Win or bust in Europa League for Amorim's United
Ruben Amorim has bet the house on the Europa League after Manchester United's disastrous Premier League campaign, knowing this season and next hinge on winning the competition.
Bilbao will give soul to beat United: Nico Williams
Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams said his team will give their 鈥榮oul鈥� to beat Manchester United on Thursday and reach the Europa League final.
Govt efforts to continue to modernise Bangladesh Air Force: Yunus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the government鈥檚 efforts will continue to build a modern air force, ready to face any challenge to the country鈥檚 sovereignty and independence.
Professor Yunus hands over newly built houses to flood victims
Handing over the newly built houses to flood victims, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that the joint efforts have set an example of working together 鈥榟onestly and perfectly鈥� to deal with any disaster effectively...
Yunus seeks Dhaka-Baku direct flight to boost ties
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday agreed to increase connectivity with Azerbaijan to boost trade and commerce and increase the exchange of scholarship programmes for students.
Buses attacked at Uttara over SSC student鈥檚 death in road crash
Unidentified attackers on Tuesday afternoon vandalised several buses, including a Dhaka University bus, in the Uttara鈥檚 Azampur area of the capital.
SAU holds training on outcome-based education聽
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of Sylhet Agricultural University on Tuesday organised a daylong training programme on outcome-based education on the campus.
CA apprised of security aspects
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was apprised of overall security aspects including the border situation and Rohingya crisis in a meeting at his residence-cum office Jamuna.
ROHINGYA CRISIS: Bangladesh engages with parties in Rakhine: UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the Bangladesh interim government chose to engage with the parties to the conflict in the Rakhine state to pursue a solution to the Rohingya crisis that...