Trade pact with US to strengthen economy FM Khalilur
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said the recently signed reciprocal tariff agreement with the United States is expected to attract foreign investment, strengthen energy...
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Messi rewrites history
Argentina icon Lionel Messi has become the most decorated player of all time at the FIFA World Cup, scoring his maiden tournament hat-trick against Algeria...
Energy budget still fossil fuel heavy: CPD
The government’s stated position that it will avoid importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at high prices appears at odds with several provisions in the proposed...
Underworld turf war turns deadly
The killing of a suspected criminal in Dhaka has intensified concerns over renewed turf wars in the capital’s underworld, with investigators linking the incident to...
Home Minister slams border killings
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday described the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the border as deeply unfortunate and...
India dumping families at BD border: HRW
Indian border forces have been pushing ethnic Bengali residents — mostly Muslims from West Bengal — into Bangladesh at night, through cuts in barbed wire...
Transfer of VAT member successful in curbing illegal cigarettes
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) member who was successful in curbing the cigarette menace has seen a slump in VAT collection, according to those...
Tax-to-GDP ratio to rise to 10pc: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has outlined a series of measures aimed at strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation, with the government targeting an increase in Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP...
PM calls for politics beyond revenge
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called for an end to what he described as a “mentality of revenge”, urging all stakeholders to prioritise national...
Adabor OC, SI injured by snatchers
Police fell victim to an attack while attempting to apprehend criminals involved in a robbery where a shop was entered at knifepoint in Adabor, Dhaka....
Reform via referendum, not amendment Jamaat draws line
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said his party will not send any representative to a proposed special parliamentary committee formed to...