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...
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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...
Justice Rezaul Hasan resigns amid corruption allegations
Judge Md Rezaul Hasan of the Supreme Court’s High Court Division has resigned from his position. His resignation letter, submitted to the relevant officials at...
At least 70 killed, 30 wounded in Haiti gang attack, rights group says
At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured in a violent gang attack near Petite-Riviere in Haiti’s agriculturally important Artibonite region, a human...
Govt weighs online-offline schooling amid measles outbreak, energy crisis
Bangladesh may be heading toward a hybrid education model in its major cities, as the government weighs a mix of online and in-person classes amid...
PM writes to Qatari Amir expressing solidarity
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has conveyed Bangladesh’s solidarity with the State of Qatar and reaffirmed the importance of continued economic and bilateral cooperation amid the...
CRC stalemate raises risk for parliament
The delay in convening the Constitution Reform Council (CRC) could create serious legal and political complications for the elected parliament and stall key reform measures...
CID recovers Tk44cr laundered money
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered about $3.6 million, equivalent to more than Tk44.14 crore, from money laundered abroad through an online fraudulent platform...
Who attack people in July ‘criminals’
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said those who carried out armed attacks against the people during the July Uprising regardless of the uniform of...
Syndicate-driven chaos: Jatri Kalyan Samity blames policy failures for 351 road deaths during Eid holidays
Bangladesh’s roads turned into deathtraps during the Eid-ul-Fitr rush, with at least 351 lives lost and 1,046 injured in a span of just 15 days,...
Former DGFI director Afzal Naser arrested
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) director Md Afzal Naser in a case related...
Oil tops $116 as Iran warns of US invasion
Oil prices surged to their highest level in nearly two weeks on Monday amid escalating tensions in the US-Israel war on Iran. Brent crude, the...