Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- A much-debated mid-year fiscal measure hiking taxes earns more ire than additional revenue income to uplift Bangladesh's low tax-to-GDP ratio in the past fiscal year. Fearing a large... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Ramped-up tariffs across 23 services categories at Chittagong seaport are set to be enforced from midnight October 14, following the end of a one-month suspension conceded amid strong... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Poet and political thinker Farhad Mazhar has demanded that nurses be granted equal professional status to doctors, alongside the immediate formation of a "National Nurse Commission" t... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A woman and her daughter were killed when a pickup truck hit their scooty at Adamdighi upazila of Bogura district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Nazira Akhter Mim, 27, a... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- For the first time, Bangladeshi expatriates will be able to cast their votes in national elections through a newly introduced digital system, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nas... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Malaysia has unveiled an ambitious plan to attract 47 million international visitors, including 300,000 from Bangladesh, next year under its flagship Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign, aim... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Life in Khagrachhari began returning to normal on Wednesday after a four-day disruption, following the suspension of a road blockade until October 5. Although long-distance transport... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- All directors and top brass of the country's commercial banks are to be on a hold-all platform called key performance indicator (KPI) in a latest reform measure meant for ensuring goo... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Cordaid has called for scaling up saline-resilient agriculture in Bangladesh's southern coastal belt, where rising salinity threatens food security and livelihoods. At a learning-sha... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Under the influence of rainfall since early morning, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, ranked 84th on the list of cities with the worst air quality, with an AQI score... Read More