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PM learns story behind Tahsin's viral smile

Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman on Wednesday met Tahsin Abdullah, the schoolboy whose photo showing him smiling joyfully at the closing ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports 2025-26 went viral on social media, after learning the heartbreaking story behind the photograph, reports UNB.Tahsin, a student of Milestone School and College in...

Bangladesh bids for bigger share in global aviation

Bangladesh's largest private aviation company, US-Bangla Airlines, announced plans to add 21 Boeing 737-8 aircraft to its fleet as the government seeks to transform Bangladesh into a regional air-transport hub and deepen economic ties with the United States.This happens to be the country's most ambitious aviation-expansion programme.The procurement-plan rollout, made...

NBR targets Tk 80b VAT arrear recovery

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a drive to recover around Tk 80 billion in outstanding value-added tax (VAT) by December 2026, targeting businesses with arrears exceeding Tk 5.0 million under a newly introduced one-time settlement scheme.According to an internal document of the VAT Implementation Wing, the revenue...

Three more die with measles symptoms --

Child deaths linked to measles rose to 831 after three more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday.Of the total fatalities, 96 were laboratory-confirmed measles cases, according to the latest bulletin from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).During the same period,...

Garment factory owners seek uninterrupted CNG supply

Ready-made garment (RMG) exporters have urged the government to ensure uninterrupted access to compressed natural gas (CNG) from filling stations, as the fuel has become essential for factories struggling with severe pipeline gas shortages."We have requested the government to ensure an uninterrupted CNG supply so that production and exports are...

BB opens door to global payment platforms

Bangladesh Bank has introduced a bank-intermediated framework for cross-border digital payments, allowing local banks to partner with global payment platforms such as PayPal and Payoneer to facilitate regulated international transactions.Under the framework, authorised dealer (AD) banks will be allowed to process cross-border digital payments through partnerships with foreign payment platforms...

Our ties with US, China not like that of co-wives, says FM

Foreign minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday said that Bangladesh maintains its foreign relations on the basis of national interest and its ties with a country in cobtext to another country, is not a zero sum game.When asked whether the growing engagement with China will affect the countries’ ties with...

CIID recovers Tk 1.91m from false declaration

Customs intelligence has recovered more than Tk 1.91 million in additional duties, taxes and penalties after uncovering a false declaration involving an imported consignment at Chattogram Port.According to a Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) statement, its Chattogram regional office, acting on confidential information, conducted a physical examination of a...

Dhaka rules out alternative currency payments with Moscow

Bangladesh cannot facilitate a second-currency-payment system with Russia outside the US dollar at this moment due to international financial regulations, officials say.However, Dhaka has suggested that a Russian delegation negotiate directly with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to explore how to settle outstanding loans and bilateral trade using an alternative currency...

US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill 20

BAGHDAD, July 29 (AFP): US-Saudi strikes on Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 20 members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, an armed Iraqi alliance that includes pro-Iran groups, the alliance said.The United States and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to attacks on US forces...