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Solar equipment imports get tax cut

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The government has stripped away almost all taxes on solar equipment imports, retaining a minimal 1 percent customs duty to step up renewable power generation amid the ongoing energ... Read More


Milestone teacher dies in Dhaka road crash

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- A teacher from Milestone School and College has died after being run over by a bus near Meradia of Dhaka's Banasree. The incident occurred around 6pm on Wednesday, according to Khi... Read More


New metro rail approved

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The government has approved a 117.64 percent cost hike for Bangladesh's first underground metro rail project, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT) Line-1, bringing the... Read More


Delhi awaits Tarique's response to India visit invites: Jaiswal

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- India has said that despite extending two separate invitations to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for an official visit, it has not heard back from Dhaka. Randhir Jaiswal, spokespers... Read More


Gulshan DC transferred after AL flash march

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The deputy commissioner of Gulshan police has been transferred days after a flash march by activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are banne... Read More


Dengue: 7 die, another 1,753 hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Bangladesh has recorded seven more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, alongside 1,753 hospitalisations across the country. The government's death toll has now reached 171, including... Read More


Govt to take over 'Abahani field'

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The government is taking back the 4.31 hectares playground in Dhanmondi that Abahani Limited Dhaka has held under a 99-year lease, ending the football club's control over the ground... Read More


DMP chief vows to wipe out 'Kishore Gang' in Mohammadpur

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has declared that Mohammadpur, an area repeatedly in the spotlight over law and order since 2024 July Uprising, will soon be free of teenage... Read More


24 sent for 10 days of interrogation over 'Joy Bangla' slogan march in Gulshan

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A Dhaka court has ordered 24 people arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, over a "Joy Bangla" slogan march in Dhaka's Gulshan, to be grilled in custody for 10 ... Read More


Two die, 1,056 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Dengue keeps claiming lives across Bangladesh, with two more deaths recorded in the past 24 hours alongside 1,056 hospital admissions. Both fatalities were reported from hospi... Read More