State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will analyse the impact of the recent duty cut on diesel import and withdrawal of advance income tax before taking any decision on possible decrease in the price of the fuel, said its Chairman ABM Azad…
Rajshahi Road Transport Owners’ Association Monday launched a “special” service as battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers’ walkout has brought misery to the city roads.Commoners – especially students and office-goers – faced travel delays and disruption as …
The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) has awarded 10 banks and 5 non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) for their performance in sustainable finance.The banks are Bank Asia, Brac Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Eastern Bank, Exim Bank, Islami Ba…
A bill aimed at bringing the country’s growing elderly population under a universal pension scheme was introduced in the Parliament on Monday.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the Universal Pension Management Bill, 2022 in the House. It was lat…
The remittance inflow moved slightly upward in the first 25 days of this August as Bangladeshi expatriates sent out more than $1.72 billion through the official banking channels, according to data submitted to the Bangladesh Bank by different banks.Ban…
UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, will visit Bangladesh from September 4 to 15.This is the first official visit by the UN expert, an international environmental law and poli…
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday told Parliament that the country’s southern region-bound passengers on almost all waterways declined significantly due to the advent of Padma Bridge.“On an average 85-90 launches were plying…
Rail communication between Natore and Dhaka resumed Sunday evening after a stoppage of more than two hours, due to the derailment of a train at Abdulpur Junction in the northern district.The Dhaka-bound Padma Express train from Rajshahi veered off the …
After a three-month break, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is set to recommence its drive against unregistered hospitals and clinics.The same procedure that was applied earlier will be in place, said Prof Dr Ahmedul Kabir, additional …
A union parishad (UP) chairman came under attack with sharp weapons by unidentified miscreants, apparently an episode in a longstanding feud in Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia.The injured was identified as Helal Uddin, 55, chairman of Ariya Union Parishad…
A man evicted from a Houston apartment building shot five other tenants — killing three of them — Sunday morning after setting fire to the house to lure them out, police said. Officers fatally shot the gunman.The incident happened at about 1 a.m. Sunda…
Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm.The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke…
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