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Planning to send your child to an English medium school? You'll need to show your tax return

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Proof of income tax payment is now mandatory to obtain a host of services, including a utility connection in a city corporation area and to enrol a student in an English medium s... Read More


Grameen Bank received no 'special treatment' in tax exemption, says NBR chairman

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Grameen Bank has received no "special treatment" when the government granted it a tax exemption until 2029, conditional upon submitting its income tax returns, says National Boar... Read More


Witness testifies that Hasina gave 'no release, no treatment' order for injured protesters

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Abdullah Al Imran, a Dhaka College student who was shot in the leg during the July Uprising protests in Bijoynagar, has recounted his experience while testifying before the Inter... Read More


Apu bought motorcycle on 'day of extortion' from MP's house

Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- Police have recovered a new motorcycle from the house of Jaane Alam Apu aka Kazi Gaurab Apu, the joint convenor of the Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, who was arrested on extortion charg... Read More


Ukraine says it uncovers major drone procurement corruption scheme

Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- The independence of Ukraine's anti-graft investigators and prosecutors, NABU and SAPO, was reinstated by parliament on Thursday after a move to take it away resulted in the country's ... Read More


Heavy rain forecast for three divisions over next two days

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Several parts of northern and northeastern Bangladesh are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next two days, as the monsoon system over the region gains ren... Read More


'Diplomatic victory' or risky deal? US tariff cut for Bangladesh stirs debate

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Bangladesh has secured a reduction in US import tariffs on its goods, a move viewed by many, including the interim government, as a "major diplomatic victory". Others, however, ... Read More


Wet spell 'wilts supply', inflates vegetable prices in Dhaka markets

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- A prolonged spell of rain has disrupted vegetable supplies in Dhaka's kitchen markets, driving up prices across a wide range of everyday produce. From early morning on Friday, t... Read More


Probe under way into 'conspiratorial' meeting in Bashundhara, says police

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Police say they are conducting a "thorough" investigation to uncover the motives and organisers behind a "conspiratorial" meeting held in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area, wh... Read More


Protesters block Shahbagh for 2nd day to demand July charter

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Protesters injured in the July Uprising have occupied Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for a second day to demand the implementation of the July Charter and July Declaration. Undet... Read More