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Bangladesh lost Tk 1.88 trillion in VAT evasion, exemptions in FY23, study finds

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may have lost as much as Tk 1.88 trillion in the 2022-23 fiscal year due to widespread exemptions and evasion in the country's value-added ta... Read More


2 workers die while cleaning septic tank in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Two workers have died while cleaning a septic tank in Chattogram's Patiya Upazila. The incident occurred on Tuesdaty in Asia Union, according to police. The victims were ident... Read More


Foreign passenger held after Tk 1.3bn cocaine bust at Dhaka airport

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Customs officials in Dhaka have detained a foreign passenger carrying more than 8.6kg of cocaine, valued at about Tk 1.3 billion, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The... Read More


BUET students blocked on way to Jamuna in protest over 'assault' on classmate

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- A group of students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have staged a midnight protest in front of Dhaka's Intercontinental Hotel after one of th... Read More


Bangladesh moves to rein in airfare hikes, ticket fraud

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has stepped up its efforts to curb abnormal price hikes in air tickets and prevent fraud. Sheikh Bashir Uddin, advisor to the ministr... Read More


Ex-state minister Palak, public official Jahangir arrested in fresh cases

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the arrest of former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak in an attempted murder case stemming from last year's July Uprising. It also approved a... Read More


CID seeks 7-day remand for YouTuber Tawhid Afridi in murder case

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Police have sought a seven-day remand to interrogate content creator Tawhid Afridi in connection with a murder case linked to the July Uprising. Md Erfan, CID's investigation o... Read More


Assistant teachers call mass rally for Aug 30 to push for better pay, promotions

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Assistant teachers in government primary schools have announced a grand rally in Dhaka to press for reforms in pay grades and promotions. On Monday, the Prathomik Sohokari Shik... Read More


Ctg court accepts chargesheet against Chinmoy, 38 others over lawyer Alif's murder

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A Chattogram court has accepted a chargesheet against 39 people, including Sanatani Jagaran Jote spokesman Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, over the murder of lawyer Saiful Isla... Read More


Six jailed for life over murder of Jubo Dal leader in Narail

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A court has sentenced six men to life in prison for the killing of Jubo Dal leader Masud Rana in Narail five years ago. Judge Md Rafiqul Islam of Dhaka's Speedy Trial Tribunal-... Read More