Govt aims to raise tax-GDP ratio to over 10pc by FY35
NN ONLINE: In an ambitious move the government aims to raise the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 10.5 percent by the 2034–35 fiscal year, according to...
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Fakhrul visits injured political leaders in Dhaka hospitals
NN ONLINE: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday visited two political leaders, including Nurul Haque Nur, who are currently receiving treatment at...
Bangladesh, China, UNDP launch new urban livelihoods project
NN ONLINE: Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh Song Yang on Tuesday said China will continue to support Bangladesh’s economic and social...
How to activate 5G on your phone
Only phones or devices included in the operators’ approved handset list can access 5G. A 4G SIM card is sufficient; no replacement is required. Bangladesh...
31 dead in Gaza strikes, Israel accused of genocide
Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s...
BAU students block a railway for the second day in a row to press for six demands
NN ONLINE: Students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) extended their protest into a second day by blocking the Dhaka–Mymensingh rail route amid ongoing tensions over...
Erosion sparks panic, Tk 629cr Kurigram embankment on the brink
NN ONLINE: A vital flood control embankment at Saradob village in Kurigram Sadar upazila, is under severe threat as ongoing erosion by the Dharala River...
Mirza Fakhrul condemns attack on JAGPA president
NN ONLINE: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has strongly condemned and protested the terrorist assault on Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (JAGPA)...
Powerful earthquake kills 800 in eastern Afghanistan, over 2,500 injured
NN ONLINE: Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800...
EPZ workers-police clash leaves 2 dead, 15 injured in Nilphamari
NN ONLINE: Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a clash between workers of Uttara Export Processing Zone(EPZ) and police in Nilphamari sadar...
Landslide in western Sudan village leaves over 1,000 dead, according to Sudan Liberation Movement/Army
NN ONLINE: A landslide in the Marra Mountains of western Sudan, following days of heavy rain, killed more than 1,000 people and left only one...
‘BD’s joining SCO crucial as India-China signal new openings’
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : Bangladesh is conspicuously absent from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), one of the world’s largest regional groupings spanning Eurasia,...