Govt aims to raise tax-GDP ratio to over 10pc by FY35
NN ONLINE: In an ambitious move the government aims to raise the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 10.5 percent by the 2034–35 fiscal year, according to...
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Fakhrul visits injured political leaders in Dhaka hospitals
NN ONLINE: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday visited two political leaders, including Nurul Haque Nur, who are currently receiving treatment at...
Bangladesh, China, UNDP launch new urban livelihoods project
NN ONLINE: Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh Song Yang on Tuesday said China will continue to support Bangladesh’s economic and social...
SC regains authority over judiciary
The High Court has declared parts of Article 116 of the Constitution, which deal with control over the judiciary, illegal and void. It also directed...
Woman stabbed to death ‘by husband’ in Dhaka
NN ONLINE: A 33-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Dakkhin Khan area of the capital on...
BAU students block a railway for the second day in a row to press for six demands
NN ONLINE: Students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) extended their protest into a second day by blocking the Dhaka–Mymensingh rail route amid ongoing tensions over...
Padma swallows Paturia terminals amid administrative standoff
NN ONLINE: The mighty Padma River has already swallowed half of three ferry terminals and the entire launch terminal at Paturia in Manikganj, yet urgent...
Erosion sparks panic, Tk 629cr Kurigram embankment on the brink
NN ONLINE: A vital flood control embankment at Saradob village in Kurigram Sadar upazila, is under severe threat as ongoing erosion by the Dharala River...
Mirza Fakhrul condemns attack on JAGPA president
NN ONLINE: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has strongly condemned and protested the terrorist assault on Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (JAGPA)...
ICT-3 may be formed to expedite trial of crimes like enforced disappearance: Law Adviser
NN ONLINE: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said the government may form International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-3 to expedite trials of...
Tourist express engine detaches, leaves 19 coaches behind in Ctg’s Patiya
NN ONLINE: A major accident was averted at Potiya in Chattogram on Monday night when the engine of Dhaka-bound Tourist Express train detached, leaving 19...
Six to testify against Hasina as Rajuk plot case hearings enter third day of testimony
NN ONLINE: Six witnesses are scheduled to testify today (2 September) in three separate corruption cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb...