VAT, SD hikes take a toll on consumers
Muhammad Ayub Ali : Habib Ullah came to Gulistan to buy apples for his family. However, the seller proposed a price increase of Tk 20...
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Nat’l Lawyers’ Asso calls for ‘free investment policy’
Staff Reporter : Senior Advocate Shah Md Khasruzzaman, President of Bangladesh National Lawyers Association and member of the Bar Council, has called for a practical...
HC rules interim government’s oath-taking valid
Staff Reporter : The High Court yesterday summarily rejected a petition challenging the process of forming and swearing in the interim government led by Professor...
Fate of entrepreneurs hangs in the balance
Selim Reza, Sirajganj : The fate of the Sirajganj BSCIC Industrial Park and its prospective entrepreneurs remains uncertain, even after the project’s implementation deadline has...
Govt hikes VAT aiming to make tax-GDP ratio healthy CA press secretary
Staff Reporter : The Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that the government aims to boost the country’s tax-GDP ratio by implementing...
Dignity for Workers: CPD stresses rights, reforms
Staff Reporter : The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday proposed the introduction of a wage guarantee insurance scheme by the government. The CPD also...
Dhaka calls for justice over border fatalities
Diplomatic Correspondent : A series of unauthorised attempts to erect barbed-wire fencing in the no-man’s land and recent border killings and incidents involving the Indian...
Cenbank finds Tk2,300cr irregularities in Nagad’s operations
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Bank has found irregularities amounting to Tk 2,300 crore in operations of the mobile financial service (MFS) provider Nagad, Governor...
NID Data Access Cut Off: More 400 business hit by suspension of ‘Porichoy’ service
Staff Reporter : The regular digital operations of nearly 400 financial institutions in Bangladesh, including banks, insurance companies, stock markets, garment businesses, online platforms, and...
Annual Rebalancing: DSEX gains 87, DS30 loses 9 firms
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has added 87 companies, including 13 banks, to its benchmark index, the DSEX. The premier bourse has...
UK opposition asks Starmer to remove her: Time for Tulip to resign Says Yunus
Staff Reporter : In a developing controversy, UK Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to dismiss Treasury...
Polls this year crucial, BNP tells EU envoy
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) on Sunday emphasised to EU Ambassador Michael Miller the importance of holding the next national polls within this...