Robi blames 2% turnover tax for not paying dividends
Mobile operator Robi Axiata has cited the 2 percent minimum tax on turnover on stock market-listed telecom firms as a reason behind its decision not...
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Child drowned in Lakshmipur
A child named Rahi Akhter drowned in a pond in Raipur upazila of Laxmipur on Tuesday afternoon. Rahi Akter was identified as a resdient of...
Student killed in Parbatipur road crash
A 4th-grade student named Ibrahim was killed when a trolley hit him in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur around 7 pm on Tuesday. Witnesses said Ibrahim,...
Probe report submission against 4 incl Shahed on April 21
A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit probe report by April 21 in a case filed against Regent Group and...
Movement restrictions in Malaysia extended to March 4
The Malaysian government on Tuesday said that it will extend the movement control order in several areas till March 4 in order to control the...
DU admission tests proposed to begin from May 21
Dhaka University’s Deans Committee has proposed starting the Honours degree admission tests for 2020-21 session from May 21.The recommendation was made in an emergency meeting...
Covid-19: Four detected with South African strain in India, one with Brazil strain
The variant has become a major cause of worry for the scientists because of its unusually large number of mutations, especially in the spike protein,...
Bangladesh logs 396 new virus cases, 13 deaths in a day
Bangladesh has recorded 396 new cases of the coronavirus in a day, taking the tally of infections to 541,434. The death toll climbed to 8,298...
UN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters
The United Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar’s army of “severe consequences” for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month’s coup in a...
South Africa asks Serum Institute to take back 1m vaccine doses
South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company had sent in early February,...
World sees 6573 deaths, 262,943 cases in a day
Online Desk : In the last 24 hours, 262,943 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus around the world while 6,573 died from the pandemic. Mexico...
Biman to launch international flights in April
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will launch its Dhaka-Toronto flights in April, however, the state-owned company aimed to launch the flights in March. The activities have been...