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Duty dodging thru false declaration of imports surges

Dhaka, May 17 -- Dodging duties through false declaration on imports has increased alarmingly in last few years, a watchdog noses out, while public purse feels financial strains. In the financial yea... Read More


Committing death-penalty offence: Biman captain gets only 'letter of caution'

Dhaka, May 13 -- A captain of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines has got only a 'letter of caution' though he committed an offence of death penalty or life imprisonment with a Tk 50-million fine. Ali Ruby... Read More


Biman pilot hiring riddled with irregularities

Dhaka, May 10 -- A probe body formed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has found allegations of irregularities in the 2022 recruitment process of 14 Boeing 777 pilots by Biman Bangladesh A... Read More


Case backlog traps billions as revenue disputes drag on

Dhaka, April 27 -- Despite missing collection targets annually, resolving disputed revenue claims in Bangladesh's top court crawls -- leading to massive court backlogs awaiting settlement. This logja... Read More


Tk 1.87b compensation realised for indigent litigants in 15 years

Dhaka, April 18 -- National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) has realised Tk 1.87 billion as compensation for the helpless litigants through the legal aid services in the last 15 years since 20... Read More


Most tickets sold out amid high demand

Dhaka, April 2 -- At least 80 per cent of domestic flight tickets of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and most private airlines have been sold out much ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Most of the tickets... Read More


State miner pushes local granite use as record output swells stockpiles

Dhaka, March 30 -- Almost half of the quarries of Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited, the country's lone granite stone producer, remained unsold in the last fiscal year, despite achieving its h... Read More


CAAB yet to reclaim land from Biman

Dhaka, March 22 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is still to recover 0.88-acre land from the Biman Bangladesh Airlines even after a lapse of eight years into the expiry of its leas... Read More


Single runway mars prospect of HSIA third terminal

Dhaka, March 17 -- Having a single runway is being considered a big barrier to maximise the potentiality of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital. Althoug... Read More


Release of aircraft engine: Novoair tried to dodge Tk 19.09m

Dhaka, March 16 -- Novoair tried to resort to fraud with intent to evade Tk 19.09 million in tax revenue, reads a report submitted to the High Court by the Customs House in Dhaka. The private airline... Read More