DCs asked to take steps against brick kilns
News Desk :The deputy commissioners (DCs) of 64 districts have been requested to take legal steps against illegal brick kilns that pollute the environment and...
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Gaibandha-5 by-polls today
Staff Reporter :The Election Commission (EC) has taken all preparations to hold the Gaibandha-5 by-polls due on 4 January in a free and fair way.“There...
Brazil bids farewell to ‘king of soccer’ Pele
Reuters :The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding...
Households bear 71pc cost of education
Staff Reporter :Households in Bangladesh account for 71 per cent of total education expenditure while the rest 29 per cent is shared by the government,...
Mahbub Hossain new Cabinet Secy
Staff Reporter :The government has appointed Senior Secretary for Energy and Mineral Resources Division Md Mahbub Hossain as the new Cabinet Secretary.Before it, Kabir Bin...
Online income tax return submission increased
Staff Reporter :The number of online return submission in 2022-23 by the individual taxpayers crossed 2-lakh milestone.Some 2.07 lakh tax returns were submitted through online...
IMF warns of ‘tough year’ for world economy
News Desk :International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that the global economy faces “a tough year, tougher than the year we leave behind.”“We...
Khandker Mahbub laid to eternal rest
Staff Reporter :A veteran jurist and former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Khandker Mahbub Hossain was laid to eternal rest at Azimpur...
10,858 people killed in road, railway, waterway accidents in 2022
Staff Reporter :At least 10,858 people were killed and 12,875 others injured in 7,617 road, railway and waterway accidents across the country in 2022. Of...
Over 54 lakh TIN holders yet to file returns
Al Amin :Over 54 lakh Tax Identification Number (TIN) holders have not filed their returns within the deadline, despite various steps taken by the NBR...
10 killed in Indian Kashmir violence
AFP :Ten people have been killed within six days in a sudden uptick in violence in the usually more peaceful Hindu south of disputed Indian-administered...
Architect Mubasshar Hussain dies
Staff Reporter :Renowned architect and Freedom Fighter Mubasshar Hussain died while undergoing treatment at a city hospital on early Monday.He was 80.Mubasshar, a former president...