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NBR chief calls for boosting revenue collection in final month of FY25

Dhaka, June 19 -- NBR Chairman Md. Abdur Rahman Khan has called on the tax officials to expedite revenue collection efforts in the final days of the 2024-25 fiscal year, underscoring the critical impo... Read More


Experts term proposed budget as anti- public health one

, June 19 -- Public health experts on Thursday criticised the proposed national budget for FY2025-26, calling it anti-public health, and said the government could generate up to Tk 20,000 crore in add... Read More


Poverty Watch: Climate change threatens to push millions into poverty in Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 19 -- Climate change is rapidly becoming a threat multiplier for Bangladesh's poor, pushing millions deeper into poverty and increasing their vulnerability to future shocks, warns the Bang... Read More


Bangladeshi youth found hanging inside Indian territory near Sylhet border

Sylhet, June 19 -- The body of a Bangladeshi youth was found hanging from a tree inside Indian territory along Utmachhara border in Sylhet's Companiganj upazila on Thursday, triggering panic and conce... Read More


Most parties back Electoral College for presidential election

Dhaka, June 19 -- In a significant development, the majority of political parties participating in the National Consensus Commission's second round of discussions have expressed support for changing t... Read More


DSE ends week in red; CSE sees mild index gain despite price fall in most stocks

Dhaka, June 19 -- The week's final trading day closed on Thursday with a decline in the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded a slight gain in... Read More


Army yet to receive official instruction for election duties: Col Shafiqul

, June 19 -- The Bangladesh Army has not yet received any official directive from the government regarding its deployment in the upcoming national parliamentary elections, said Colonel Md Shafiqul Isl... Read More


Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan Return: AI revives kung fu classics and debuts futuristic film in Shanghai

Dhaka, June 19 -- Martial arts legends Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li could soon grace the screen once more, this time in digitally resurrected form, as China launches an ambitious AI-powered reviv... Read More


Rishad recruited again by Hobart Hurricanes in Big Bash draft

Dhaka, June 19 -- spinner Rishad Hossain has been picked once again by Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming season of Australia's Big Bash League, becoming the only Bangladeshi player to earn a team spo... Read More


US nearing dangerous slide into autocracy, warns Obama

, June 19 -- Former US President Barack Obama has cautioned that the United States is edging dangerously close to becoming an autocracy, pointing to a decline in democratic norms and institutions. Sp... Read More