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Govt moves to launch bid round amid ME crisis

The new government has moved to launch bid rounds offering both onshore and offshore blocks to international oil companies (IOCs) to ensure the country's future energy security through delineating new hydrocarbon reserve against the backdrop of the escalating Middle East crisis."We are now working to announce the bid rounds as...

EID JOURNEY:

A smiling child walks with her parents on a platform at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital, heading to their village home to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr as holidaymakers begin leaving the city. The photo was taken on Sunday. - FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Tigers hold nerve to beat Pak, clinch series

Bangladesh clinched the three-match ODI series as they beat Pakistan by 11 runs in their last match of the series at the Mirpur stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.Taskin Ahmed picked four wickets while Mustafizur Rahman scalped three wickets and Nahid Rana clinched two as Pakistan were all out for 279,...

Fallout may push up inflation, threaten food security: Experts

Experts and economists have said that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already transmitting significant economic shocks to Bangladesh, affecting fuel supplies with higher prices, raising the cost of exports, and slowing remittance inflows.They have warned that the fallout could dampen gross domestic product (GDP) growth, squeeze incomes,...

Corporate tax return filing deadline extended

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has further extended the deadline for submission of corporate-tax returns by one month.To this effect, the revenue authorities issued an order on Sunday.With the extension, companies will now be able to file their tax returns until April 15, 2026.Earlier, the National Board of Revenue...

PM Tarique to kick off canal excavation drive today

Dinajpur, Mar 15 (UNB): Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Dinajpur today (Monday) to inaugurate a nationwide canal-excavation and re-excavation programme aimed at improving irrigation, boosting agricultural production and creating rural employment.It will be Tarique Rahman's first visit outside the capital since assuming office as Prime Minister on...

NBR to auction 378 containers

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated the process to auction goods stored in 378 containers at the Chattogram Customs House to ease container congestion at Chattogram port.According to a press release issued on Sunday, the auction will be conducted through an electronic auction (e-auction) system during March 2026...

Parliament sends all to spl committee for vetting

A slew of 133 ordinances issued during the tenure of the post-uprising interim government were sent to a special parliamentary committee for a review on Sunday.The committee has been asked to examine the ordinances and submit the vetting report to parliament by April 2.The proposal to send the ordinances to...