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Tax registrations reach 13.1mn but only 4.9mn file returns

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Despite mandatory rules, legal requirements and incentives aimed at expanding the tax base, Bangladesh is still struggling to turn TIN holders into regular income-tax filers. Th... Read More


Government reshuffles top bureaucracy, appoints four new secretaries

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- The government has installed new secretaries at four ministries in a fresh round of bureaucratic reshuffling. The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate orders on Thu... Read More


Kushiara, Teesta flow above danger marks as flood threat widens

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- The Kushiara in the northeast and Teesta in the north are flowing above danger levels, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said. At 9am on Thursday, the Teesta was flowing ... Read More


ACC investigation against Shakib, 14 others in final stages

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission is wrapping up its probe into allegations that former Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others embezzled and laundered nearly Tk 2.57 bil... Read More


Lalmonirhat faces flood threat as Teesta crosses danger mark

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- The Teesta River has risen above the danger level, inundating low-lying areas along its banks and raising fears of flooding in Lalmonirhat. On Wednesday, Bangladesh Water Develo... Read More


Prime Minister Tarique tours July Memorial Museum

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has toured the July Memorial Museum to look through the history and imagery of the July Uprising and 16 years of misrule under the Sheikh Hasina reg... Read More


Comprehensive reform necessary for skill development, experts say

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Policymakers, economists, development partners, development practitioners, grassroots participants and industry representatives have called for a comprehensive reform of Banglade... Read More


Gas supply likely to increase Wednesday night

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- One of the boilers at the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Cox's Bazar's Moheshkhali, which has been experiencing technical glitches, may resume operation on We... Read More


Chhatra Dal, Shibir clash on Barishal University campus, 10 hospitalised

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- A clash has broken out in two phases between activists of the Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir over programmes marking July Uprising Day at Barishal Univer... Read More


July Memorial Museum will help nation 'find its way', says Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- The newly inaugurated July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum, being the seminal point of a new pathway, will serve as a guide for everyone, helping the nation "find its way" whenever... Read More