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Former board bids for regaining SIBL, petitions regulator

A reversal of the five Islamic bank merger begins as former shareholders of Social Islami Bank Ltd officially appeal for regaining the troubled bank's conditional control through a new legal window. The much-talked-about insertions into the newly enacted Bank Resolution Act 2026 that modified the merger-related ordinance of the post-uprising...

None to be allowed to disrupt public order, peace: PM

Stating that some quarters are out to create chaos, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Monday said it would not be possible to hold back the country's people by scaremongering."It will not be possible to hold back the people of Bangladesh with fear tactics. People of the country cannot be subdued," he...

Five more die of measles, symptoms in 24 hrs

At least five more people died from measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in the 24 hours until Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of the five deaths, one was confirmed as caused by measles, while the remaining four patients died with symptoms consistent with the...

Remove obstacles, ease investment in RE

Stakeholders and experts Monday demanded removing various bottlenecks and facilitating investments in the renewable-energy (RE) sector to achieve the target of generating 10,000 megawatts of green power by 2030.They said it was high time to shun fossil fuel-based power and promote renewable energy to avert severe load-shedding in the future.Providing...

NBR mulls integrating wealth tax with online return

The government is considering integrating the upcoming wealth tax with the online tax return system to automatically capture individuals' asset information, aiming to reduce compliance burdens and eliminate manual assessments.Officials say financial assets, such as cash holdings and bank deposits, will be directly reflected in taxpayers' online returns through system...

Most of Dhaka's rooftop solar systems dead

Hope of transition into clean renewable energy, now a global agendum, dims as most of the rooftop solar-power systems installed in Dhaka have gone dead, a spot survey shows. Over a decade of policy push had only 113.67-megawatt-capacity panels installed across the capital city, but nearly 70 per cent of...

Local govt polls soon Fakhrul tells JS

The government prepares to begin local-government elections at the earliest after completing necessary preparations, parliament was told Monday, amid growing suggestions for a reset of the grassroots administrations. Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir spoke about the plan while speaking during a question-and-answer session in the Jatiya Sangsad, with...

Pakistan still seeks to bridge US, Iran gaps

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD/DUBAI, April 27 (Reuters): Work has not halted to bridge gaps between the United States and Iran, sources from mediator Pakistan said, despite the failure of face-to-face diplomacy after President Donald Trump called off a trip by his envoys over the weekend.Iranian sources disclosed Tehran's latest proposal on Monday, which...