FE REPORT | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has published the official English version of the Income Tax Act, 2023, responding to demands from foreign investors seeking greater clarity in the application of tax laws.Foreign investors had expressed concerns over potential misinterpretation...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Saturday reiterated that the recently announced July National Charter must have a legal foundation, saying such a step is essential to ensure the document truly represents the people's aspirations, reports BSS."We have...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
After several months of slowdown, overall mobile financial service (MFS) transactions in Bangladesh rebounded in August 2025, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB).However, remittance inflows through MFS channels registered a slight decline during the period.Total MFS...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed deep concern over the fire that broke out at the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, reports UNB.In...
A row of motorcycles is parked haphazardly in the middle of a road in the city's Farmgate area, hampering smooth traffic movement. The situation has become commonplace with the rise in ride-sharing services. The photo was taken on Saturday. —...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh has emerged as one of the strongest performers among Asian sourcing destinations, recording a 61 per cent year-on-year rise in inspection and audit queries from US buyers in the third quarter of 2025. The surge reflects American companies' continued...
Munima Sultana | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited is (DMTCL) planning a fresh timeline for developing five additional metro rail corridors in the megacity, following a lapse of over a year, as the current target of completing all Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's pursuit of membership in the world's largest trade bloc -- the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) -- has officially entered a structured evaluation process, marking a key step in the country's bid to join the Asia-Pacific trade grouping.A planned...
Jahidul Islam | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
Although the government has branded its latest rural-development scheme as a climate-resilience and livelihood project, most of its spending will go for building roads, markets, and ghats rather than improving the income and adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities.Under the proposed...
The interim government has said they are aware of 'public concern' regarding some major fires in several locations across the country, stressing that any credible evidence of sabotage or arson will be met with a swift and resolute response."We wish...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
Compensation for the burnt cargos at the fire-ravaged cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) is likely as consignments are believed fully insured, according to multiple insurance-industry sources.Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, who visited the site, told reporters that...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-19 00:00:00
A devastating fire ravaged Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo section Saturday, shutting down flight operations at the main gateway to Bangladesh, after two consecutive factory fires. Incidentally, the airport blaze falls in a chain having occurred hot on the...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 18 (BSS): A case has been filed with Anwara Police Station under the Anti- Terrorism Act (ATC), accusing former Land MinisterSaifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed and former State Minister for Finance WasikaAyesha Khan of chanting 'Joy Bangla' in Anwara upazila...
Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) has expressed solidarity with the protesting teachers and employees under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme, who are demanding the nationalisation of all private educational institutions and a 20 per cent housing allowance on their...
Police have filed four cases in connection with the clashes that erupted as law-enforcing agencies moved to disperse July activists and their families, who gathered at the venue of the July Charter signing ceremony, reports bdnews24.com.As many as 900 unidentified...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her residence after receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital for two days, reports UNB."Madam (Khaleda) was discharged from the hospital as per the advice of the medical board," said her personal physician Prof AZM...
BOGURA, Oct 18 (UNB): BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged his party leaders and activists to dedicate themselves to serving the people, emphasising that this should be the guiding principle of the party's future political activities."Let us transform ourselves...
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said a memorial will be built at Shapla Chattar in the capital to honour those killed during Hefazat-e-Islam's demonstration on May 5, 2013, so that the people of...
BARISHAL, Oct 18 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the schedule for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election will be announced in the first week of December."The Election Commission is committed to ensuring a free, fair...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged political parties to channel their activities through Jatiya Sangsad (JS) rather than street protests, stressing the importance of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh, report agencies.Speaking at a conference of the Bangladesh Water...
Defying the government ban on catching hilsa during the breeding season many fishermen in Faridpur and Rajbari have continued fishing in the Padma River, citing delays in receiving government assistance and pressure to repay loans, reports UNB.A visit to the...
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to restrict vehicle entry to the campus from 03:00 pm to 10:00 pm on weekends and public holidays to ensure the safety of students, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement issued on Saturday, the university's Proctor's...
Today (Sunday) is the 13th death anniversary of Shafiuddin Ahmed, a prominent local organiser of the Liberation War, politician and social worker, says a statement. On this occasion, a doa mahfil will be held today at his village home in...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said that the message of humanity expressed in Lalon's songs remains equally relevant today, reports BSS."Lalon's music is of the highest artistic standard, enriched with profound philosophical, political, and above all, humanistic values,"...
Bangladesh has reached an agreement with Italy to exchange intelligence and carry out joint operations between law-enforcing agencies, reports bdnews24.com.According to a media statement from the home ministry on Saturday, the understanding was reached during a ministerial-level meeting between the...
DU CORRESPONDENTTeachers and employees from non-government educational institutions, listed under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme, held a black flag march and protest rally on Saturday in support of their three-point demand.The black flag march began at 12:00 pm from...
FE REPORTWith the COP30 climate summit set to take place in Belém, Brazil next month, Bangladesh has called for urgent preparation and a stronger, unified negotiation strategy to secure fair global commitments on climate finance, renewable energy, and Loss and...
Twenty fire service units put up frantic efforts to extinguish the blaze as a fire erupted at the gate no. 8 of the cargo village of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Saturday at around 2:15 PM....
LAHORE, Oct 18 (Agencies): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday confirmed that the Tri-Nation T20I series will take place as per schedule, despite Afghanistan pulling out of the tournament amid the recent tensions between the two neighbouring countries.A PCB...
Despite posting just 207 batting first, Bangladesh beat West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series by 74 runs on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Saturday, with exciting young leg spinner Rishad Ahmed...
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