Expatriate voting system to be finalised soon: CEC
Chief election commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the voting system of expatriates will be finalised shortly, following consultations with technical experts.
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Arakan Army takes away 5 Bangladeshi trawlers with fishermen
The Arakan Army, a rebel group in conflict-hit Myanmar, on Tuesday detained 11 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard two trawlers from the deep sea in the neighboring country鈥檚 territory, located opposite to Saint Martin鈥檚 Island in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district...
NBR to chase TIN holders who fail to submit tax returns
The National Board of Revenue has taken a move to go after 73 lakh Taxpayers Identification Number holders who are not submitting their income tax returns.
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...
BGMEA seeks buyers鈥� support in tariff issues
The country鈥檚 apparel manufacturers urged buyers to be patient and support them regarding the United States鈥� tariff on Bangladeshi export items...
Philippines, US launch joint drills
The Philippine and US air forces kicked off joint exercises Monday aimed at boosting operational coordination and enhancing 鈥榮trategic deterrence鈥�, Manila鈥檚 military said...
Tanzid hits hundred聽in Rupganj鈥檚 win
Tanzid Hasan smashed a blistering 103* off 59 as Legends of Rupganj thrashed Partex Sporting Club by 10 wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 on Monday...
鈥業n Quest of Bono-bibi鈥� under way at Kalakendra
A 16-day solo art exhibition titled In Quest of Bono-bibi by artist Saidul Haque Juise is under way at Kalakendra in the capital...
Diversification of export products, markets necessary
DESPITE a remarkable advancement in the industrial sector, with its contribution now standing at more than a third of the gross domestic product, it has failed to diversify export-oriented industries, products and markets. A lack of comprehensive and consistent policies and the failure to effectively implement the few that are there are said to have led to such a state. An...
Bangladeshi fisherman loses leg in mine explosion along Myanmar border
A Bangladeshi fisherman lost his right leg in a mine explosion in the River Naf at Totardia border along Myanmar in Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district on Sunday afternoon.
Govt to focus on tax generation, NPL, says finance adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the government must increase the revenue generation to match with the gross domestic products...
Jamaat leader among 3 killed over land dispute
At least three people, including a local Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader, were killed in a clash between two neighbours over land in the Kutupalong area under Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Sunday morning...
LA county agrees $4bn sex abuse payout
Los Angeles county has agreed to pay $4 billion to settle thousands of sex abuse claims dating back decades, it said Friday, in what looks set to be the largest-ever such settlement.
Zverev 鈥榤entally鈥� affected by Australian Open defeat
World No.2 Alexander Zverev, who has struggled for any kind of form since losing the Australian Open final at the end of January, admitted on Saturday that the defeat in Melbourne had affected him a lot mentally.
Bangladesh's reliance on single product, fewer destinations take toll on exports
Economists and business leaders said excessive reliance on readymade garment and fewer major export destinations and lack of diversification increasingly creating a risk on Bangladesh鈥檚 economy...
12 more industries to go into operation at Ctg BEPZA EZ
Twelve more firms in the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ), established at the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Chattogram, is likely to go into commercial operation within 2025...
NBR looking to expand base of VAT payers
The National Board of Revenue has taken a move to expand its Value Added Tax base, with a view to increase revenue collection for the national exchequer...
RFL starts exporting grass mat
RFL, country鈥檚 leading business conglomerate, has started exporting grass mat by exporting the item to the Philippines...
A dangerous economic experiment
US president聽Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, branded as Liberation Day, signals a tectonic shift in global trade dynamics. The plan, which enforces a baseline 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States and imposes even steeper rates on specific trading partners, underscores his adherence to a 20th-century economic...
Safe Eid journey still remains a far cry
THOUSANDS travel to outlying areas from the capital to celebrate Eid with friends and family and the journey almost always remains risky. This was no different this Eid. Road accidents left at least 41 dead and numerous others wounded across the country during Eid holidays. In an accident at the Chunti Jangalia point on the Chattogram鈥揅ox鈥檚 Bazar Highway on April 2, a...
Attackers of 抖阴精品 journalist land in jail
A Dhaka court on Friday sent three youths, accused in a case filed over an attack and sexual assault of a female journalist in the city鈥檚 Banashree on Wednesday, to jail.
Security service raids house of Navalny ally鈥檚 father
Russia鈥檚 FSB security service on Thursday raided the house of the father of Leonid Volkov, a close ally to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Volkov said, calling it 鈥榬evenge鈥� for his own anti-Kremlin campaigning.
RMG sector in Bangladesh faces challenges as US slaps high tariffs
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers expressed concern over the US鈥檚 fresh 37 per cent tariff imposition on all Bangladeshi exporting products...
Railway authorities need to stop risky train roof riding
THE death of two young people after they fell off a train roof at Akhaura in Brahmanbaria on April 2, whilst they were creating TikTok videos, is shocking. It is reported that the four young people in a group climbed onto the roof of a running train, the Paharika Express headed for Sylhet from Chattogram. When the train reached the Mogra railway bridge after crossing the...
Dhaka鈥檚 air classified as 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Thursday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 110 at about 9:10am on Thursday morning...
Holidaymakers keep leaving Dhaka
Many people left Dhaka on Wednesday, the second day after Eid-ul-Fitr, through roads, waterways and railways due to an extended vacation...
US senior security official, CA's high rep hold phone talks
US Deputy National Security Adviser Alex N. Wong had a telephone meeting on Wednesday evening with Khalilur Rahman, the high representative of Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government.
Death toll 21 in India factory blast
An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India left 21 people dead and several others injured on Tuesday, officials said...
Ancelotti tells tax trial didn鈥檛 seek to defraud
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti denied in court having intentionally committed tax fraud on the opening day of his trial for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain鈥檚 tax office,聽the latest in a string of such cases targeting sports figures in the country...
Xiaomi EV crash sparks doubt about assisted driving tech
Chinese EV maker Xiaomi said it would cooperate with a police investigation into a fatal crash involving one of its cars which had been in autonomous mode just before the accident...