Upcoming budget likely to address most DSE demands
Muhammad Ayub Ali : The forthcoming FY2025-26 national budget is expected to incorporate several key proposals from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), reflecting a strong...
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Calls grow stronger against nomination trade in elections
Gazi Anowar : Public outcry is intensifying in Bangladesh over the controversial and pervasive practice of nomination trade ahead of national elections. Civil society actors,...
Online tax return becomes mandatory from FY25-26
Staff Reporter : In a major shift towards digital governance, the government of Bangladesh is set to make online income tax return submission compulsory for...
Rising river waters raise capsize risks
Staff Reporter : A passenger trawler carrying 39 people capsized in the Meghna River near Dubarchar, adjacent to Karim Bazar in Hatiya, on Saturday afternoon,...
GM Quader, 249 others sued over attack in Barishal
UNB : A case has been filed against Jatiya Party Chairman GM Qader and 249 others over an alleged attack and attempted murder in Barishal...
147 new cases reported in 24hrs amid Dengue surge
UNB : A total of 147 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of confirmed...
Salahuddin accuses govt of ‘showing banana’ with ‘reforms rhetoric’
News Desk : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the interim government is simply ‘showing banana’ in the name...
Dhaka turns into crime-prone city raising security concerns
Syed Shemul Parvez : In the wake of political instability, mob violence, and a lack of fear of the police, the capital Dhaka is gradually...
India’s remark on BD polls ‘interference in internal affairs’: Jamaat
Staff Reporter : The recent remarks by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) concerning Bangladesh’s forthcoming national election constitute interference in the internal matters of...
Teesta likely to cross danger level
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is on high alert as rising water levels in the Teesta River, caused by heavy rainfall upstream in India, threaten to...
FDI Boost: Govt forms expert committee on incentives
Staff Reporter : The government has established a high-level committee tasked with recommending measures to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) through enhanced incentives. A circular...
Houseboat catches fire in Tanguar Haor
Staff Reporter : A tourist-carrying Houseboat caught fire on Friday night near Shahid Siraj Lake (Niladri Lake) on the northern side of the haor (wetland)....