NBR cuts import duty on 4 essential items before Ramadan
Online Desk L: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a notification reducing import duty on rice, edible oil, sugar and dates ahead of...
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2 more members of Myanmar security forces take shelter in Bangladesh; total number now 330
UNB, Dhaka : Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar’s Rakhaine, two more members of Myanmar security forces...
Khaleda taken to Evercare Hospital for health check-ups
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Thursday evening for health check-ups. She arrived at the...
Rushanara Ali MP quits as UK PM’s trade envoy: Statement
UNB, Dhaka : British MP Rushanara Ali has stepped down from her post as the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy following appointment as Shadow Investment...
2 dead as bus collides with covered van in Cox’s Bazar
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Two people died and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van in Chakaria...
Ekushey Boi Mela sees rising visitor numbers but mixed sales
UNB, Dhaka : As the Ekushey Boi Mela (Book Fair) 2024 crossed its seventh day yesterday, publishers and book sellers are hopeful for increased sales...
Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the sides remain far apart
AP, Israel : U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still possible, despite...
Train collision in Ctg injures 3 railway workers
UNB, Chattogram : A collision between two trains on Wednesday night in the Faujdarhat Cadet College area of Chattogram district resulted in injuries to three...
Myanmar border unrest: Tourist ship services on Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route suspended indefinitely
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The local administration has suspended the movement of tourist ships on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route from February 10 until further notice...
Pakistan’s election: Who’s running, what’s the mood and will anything change?
AP, ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s 127 million voters are choosing members of a new parliament Thursday. The election is the 12th in the country’s 76-year history,...
Import of 3 LNG cargoes from Singaporean firms get cabinet body approval
UNB, Dhaka : Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in a meeting on Wednesday approved three separate proposals to import three LNG (liquified natural gas)...
British PM keen to strengthen growing economic, security partnership with Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressing his “commitment to strengthen” the growing economic and security...