Taskforce for skewed trade tax restructuring
An expert body has recommended radical restructuring of anomalous trade taxes for building a dynamic and trade-oriented economy capable of generating jobs and inclusive growth.As of the last financial year, finished consumer goods enjoyed about 2.4 times higher tariff protection than intermediate goods in Bangladesh, perpetuating a structural imbalance in...
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Tarique assures Jamaat chief of protection for opposition activists, discusses post-poll amity with Nahid
Bangladesh's prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman assures the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami that he has instructed party members to protect minority communities and opposition activists amid concerns over post-election reprisals.Rahman, the chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), visited the residence of Shafiqur Rahman, ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Sunday evening in...
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BNP gets 49.97pc, Jamaat 31.76pc
Candidates of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), contesting with the "sheaf of paddy" symbol, secured 49.97 per cent of the votes in the 13th national parliamentary election, followed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidates with the "scale" symbol, who received 31.76 per cent.The Election Commission (EC) released the party-wise vote share on...
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MPs' oath Tuesday morning, cabinet's in afternoon
A new government takes office tomorrow with post-uprising reform agenda through an open-air swearing-in ceremony, to be attended by foreign dignitaries, including India's Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.Speaker Om Birla will represent New Delhi at the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh's newly elected government in Dhaka on Tuesday, India's ministry of...
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Post-election optimism lifts undervalued stocks
Stocks saw a big jump on the first trading day after the 13th parliamentary election, as investor confidence improved and bargain hunters took positions in potentially lucrative shares amid renewed optimism.The market opened higher, aided by price appreciation in select large-cap stocks, as opportunistic investors expected political stability and macroeconomic...
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Prayer Timings _2026-02-16
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