Pope arrives in Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old鈥檚 papacy.
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White Paper to be made in 90 days
The interim government has decided to prepare a white paper focusing on public finance, inflation, external balance, energy and power, private investment and employment in the country...
Elevated expressway鈥檚 Mohakhali ramp opens to traffic
The authorities on Thursday afternoon opened the entrance ramp of Dhaka Elevated Expressway in Mohakhali area in Dhaka after about a month...
14 A2I officials ordered to stop duties
Information and communication technology division issued orders to 14 officers/consultants of Aspire to Innovate programme to refrain from official duties as investigation was underway against them over different allegations...
Private universities in Bangladesh demand all VAT, tax withdrawal
The Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh on Tuesday demanded withdrawal of all value added tax and other tax imposed on private universities in the country.
Toll collection on elevated expressway begins after 23 days
The authorities began the toll collection on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway on Sunday afternoon, 23 days after they had suspended the collection...
Disney offers sneak peek at 鈥楢vatar鈥�, 鈥楽tar Wars鈥� films
Disney lifted the lid on 鈥楢vatar: Fire and Ash鈥� and presented new footage from 鈥楽tar Wars鈥� at a giant showcase in front of 12,000 fans in California, USA on Friday.
Access to private company accounts
PRIVATE companies are owned by small number of private shareholders whereas public companies raise their capital from the public by being listed with stock exchanges and selling shares to the public. Privately-held companies are mostly family-run enterprises. These companies at best get some capital from venture capitalists or private equity firms...
MTB named most innovative digital bank by Int鈥檒 Finance
Mutual Trust Bank PLC has been named 鈥楳ost Innovative Digital Bank 鈥� Bangladesh 2024鈥� by International Finance, said a press release....
Students block Science Laboratory crossing demanding quota reform
Students expressed solidarity with quota protesters blocking the Science Laboratory crossing in Bangladesh capital Dhaka at 12:00 noon on Monday....
APBn member injured in ARSA members鈥� firing聽
An Armed Police Battalion member was injured in firing by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army at the Ukhia 4 Extension Rohingya Camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Sunday...
Govt must take private accident data seriously for road safety
THE death of three students in road accidents on an average every day, which has happened for five years and a half, as a Road Safety Foundation report published on July 13 says, is as concerning as any other such death. The report says that at least 5,619 students died in traffic accidents in January 2019鈥揓une 2024, noting that 611 students...
DWASA pays Tk 13.7 lakh fine to DSCC for illegal excavation
Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority has paid a fine amounting to Tk 13.71 lakh imposed by the Dhaka South City Corporation for excavating a road under the city corporation鈥檚 jurisdiction without permission...
Honda unveils SP 160
Motorcycle manufacturer Bangladesh Honda Private Limited on Saturday launched SP 160 BS-VI motorcycle with a PGM-FI engine...
Bangladesh, Germany sign two deals to conserve Sundarbans
In a significant step towards the Sundarbans management and environmental conservation, Bangladesh and Germany signed two agreements on Tuesday...
Authorities must investigate all attacks on minorities
THE death of 45 people of minority communities in sectarian violence in July 2023鈥揓une 2024, as a Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council report claims, is alarming. The report, made public on July 8, says that there were 1,045 incidents of attacks and rights violations against religious minorities in a year...
After defeat, Conservative Party warned of extinction
Britain鈥檚 Conservative Party, thrashed by Labour at the general election, on Saturday faced the task of rebuilding as leading right wingers warned it could face...
Pvt sector credit growth rises slightly in May
The private sector credit growth in the country increased slightly in May compared with that in the previous month...
Labour wins UK general election, ending Tories' tenure
Keir Starmer on Friday will become Britain鈥檚 new prime minister, as his centre-left opposition Labour Party arty swept to a landslide general election victory, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule....
Rohingya man killed in clash between ARSA, RSO at Ukhiya camp
An 18-year-old Rohingya youth was shot to death during a violent clash between the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation at a camp in Ukhiya, Cox鈥檚 Bazar...
Two companies of S Alam Group evade Tk 3,538 crore in VAT
Two companies of S Alam Group evaded Tk 3,538 crore in Value Added Tax through various ways in three years between 2019 and 2022....
No decision yet on metro rail fare hike
No decision has been made till Sunday night over the metro rail fare hike from Monday following the exemption of the Value Added Tax on tickets.....
Pvt investors want speedy implementation, bureaucrats for FDI
Private investors in a seminar on Tuesday demanded speedy implementation of the National Logistic Policy-2024 while senior government officials suggested that the businesses should bring foreign direct investment to supply chain management...
Court slaps travel ban on ex-VAT commissioner Waheeda
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday imposed a travel ban on Waheeda Rahman Chowdhury, former commissioner of the...
Rohingya youth killed in shootout, foreign pistol recovered
A Rohingya youth was allegedly killed in a shootout between two groups of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and police in a Rohingya camp of Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Wednesday morning...
TOAB demands continuation of existing VAT exemption
The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday called for continuation of existing VAT exemption on tour operator services, which is planned to be withdrawn in the proposed national budget announced on June 6...
ACC prosecutes former VAT commissioner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against Waheeda Rahman Chowdhury, former commissioner of the National Board of Revenue鈥檚 Large Taxpayer Unit of...
Pvt sector credit growth hits 5-month low
The private sector credit growth in the country plunged to a five-month low in April due to liquidity crisis and rising interest rate...
Govt鈥檚 high bank borrowing to hamper pvt sector: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday said that the government鈥檚 excessive borrowing from the banking sector might hamper the...
TOAB demands withdrawal of 15pc VAT on tourism sector
Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh, the apex tourism association of the tourism sector, demanded withdrawal of the 15 per cent value added tax, imposed on the tourism sector in the budget announced on Thursday...