State bound to act in consonance with principles of equality : SC
Staff Reporter :In the full text of a judgment the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has observed that the state is the legal owner...
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BD will retain duty-free access for 98pc of exports to UK
News Desk :UK’s landmark Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) has come into effect that simplifies trading rules and cuts tariffs on products entering the UK...
Govt declares 4-day Eid holiday
Staff Reporter :The Cabinet on Monday approved of a proposal to extend the Eid-ul Azha holidays for the government employees to four days from June...
Rohingya repatriation: Civil society orgs urge Track II diplomacy
Staff Reporter :Right-based civil society leaders on Monday urged for a comprehensive approach to address the Rohingya crisis, focusing on Track-II diplomacy with the participation...
MSF-ASK demand fair investigation into Alal’s death
Staff Reporter :Rights bodies, including Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) and the Ain o Shalish Kendra (ASK) have expressed deep anger and concern over the fact...
Ukraine keen to work with Bangladesh
BSS :Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal on Monday reiterated his stance to work with Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina to take the existing bilateral...
Govt decides to recede Tk 2000 minimum income tax
Al Amin :The government is likely to reduce the 15 per cent proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) on ballpoint pens to 5 per cent in face...
Police thwart Ganatantra Mancha protest rally in city
Staff Reporter : Several people were injured in scuffles when the police on Monday thwarted a Ganatantra Mancha protest march towards the Secretariat in Dhaka....
Five-point demand:: Rangpur Tobacco Cultivators and Businessmen Somiti form human chain
News Desk :Rangpur Tobacco Cultivators and Businessmen Samiti formed a human chain on Monday in front of Rangpur Tax Commissioner Office to press home their...
Five Palestinians killed as Israel deploys helicopters in West Bank
AFP :Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank killed five Palestinians including a militant on Monday, in a raid that saw seven Israeli security personnel...
2 more dengue patients die, 323 new hospitalised
UNB :Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 36...