Govt to review ‘tax evasion’ by major companies
The Bangladesh government is reviewing alleged tax evasion by major companies as it attempts to raise revenue amid the “three-sided challenge” of economic recovery among...
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318km canals re-excavation by June
The government has set a target to re-excavate 318.639 kilometres of canals under the Bangladesh Water Development Board during the remaining period of the current...
Bangladesh, Maldives eye stronger ties
High Commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh, Shiuneen Rasheed, paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Wednesday, with...
29 killed as Russian military plane crashes in Crimea
A Russian military transport aircraft crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board, including crew members and passengers, according to Russian media reports citing...
Iran grants permission for 6 Bangladeshi ships to pass through Strait of Hormuz: Ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi on Wednesday said Iran’s Security Council has granted permission for six stranded Bangladeshi ships to pass through the...
Trump says Iran war could end in ‘two weeks, maybe three,’ to address US
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to...
Bangladeshi expatriate killed by debris from intercepted drone in UAE
A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed by falling debris after the UAE intercepted a drone in Fujairah, reports Dubai-based daily Khaleej Times. The UAE’s air...
Fraudsters in freedom fighter quota busted
Nearly 8,000 cases of freedom fighter certificates and related information have been found questionable as the government continues verifying individuals who secured public sector jobs...
Reform row rocks parliament
A heated constitutional debate erupted in Parliament on Tuesday as ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers and the opposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami clashed over the implementation...
US-Israeli strikes hit ‘military sites’: Iran
US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan province in Iran targeted some “military sites”. According to the Fars news agency reporting. Meanwhile, Members of the Iranian Red Crescent...
NBR mulls raising top tax rate
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering increasing the tax rate for ultra-wealthy individuals from 30 percent to 35 percent, potentially effective from the...
Cabinet committee approves emergency import of 260,000 tonnes of fuel
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Tuesday approved in principle the emergency procurement of 260,000 metric tonnes of fuel including diesel and crude...