Wednesday | January 28, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Investment and employment must not become casualties in political disputes, the head of Bangladesh’s principal investment authority said on Monday, as representatives from 17 political parties gathered in Dhaka for a...
Staff Reporter : In a landmark move to modernise Bangladesh’s tax system, the interim government on Monday announced the dissolution of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), replacing it with two new entities –...
Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to disburse the next two instalments of its $4.7 billion loan programme to Bangladesh, totalling $1.3 billion, following a breakthrough in discussions regarding foreign...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Railway authorities will begin selling advance train tickets online from May 21 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. With June 7 tentatively set as the date for the second-largest religious festival for...
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is preparing to impose a 2 per cent Advance Income Tax (AIT) at the import stage on nearly 200 previously exempted items-a move that could...
Dhaka College correspondent: The appointment of an interim administration and the launch of the admission process for the proposed new university comprising seven affiliated colleges remain stalled due to complications at the Ministry of...
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will remain open on the next two Saturdays – 17 and 24 May – following a government directive to keep offices operational on weekends in the...
Staff Reporter : In a significant gesture aimed at regional healthcare development, Dr Yunus announced that the upcoming 1,000-bed hospital being built with Chinese support in Rangpur would be open to patients from both...
Staff Reporter : A total of 78 Bengali-speaking individuals, reportedly Bangladeshi as India claimed, were pushed into Bangladesh across the Mandarbaria border in the Sundarbans by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and its...
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged physicians to dedicate themselves to ensuring healthcare access for all citizens. Speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the two-day...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the ceiling for remittances related to medical treatment abroad, allowing authorised banks to remit up to USD 15,000 per patient without prior approval-up from the previous...
Staff Reporter : President Mohammed Shahabuddin has promulgated an ordinance amending the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, introducing strict restrictions on publicity related to individuals or entities prosecuted under the legislation. The changes, which came into...