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NBR split faces staff pushback over 'experience, expertise neglect'

Dhaka, May 16 -- Amid a pen-down strike, officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have demanded the immediate repeal of the recent ordinance that seeks to split the agency into t... Read More


DSE turnover dips as index suffers consecutive losses

Dhaka, May 15 -- Daily turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has dropped to around Tk 3 billion as the market continues to slide for a third consecutive day. The benchmark index, DSEX, shed 54 p... Read More


Primeasia student murder: University of Scholars student Tina in jail custody after interrogation

Dhaka, May 12 -- Faria Haque Tina, a student of the University of Scholars, has been put in jail custody after she was interrogated in connection with the murder of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of ... Read More


Remittances surpass $25bn with 1.5 months left in FY2025

Dhaka, May 12 -- Remittances have exceeded the $25 billion mark by the end of the current 2024-25 financial year as the inflows have been positive for nine consecutive months. The remittance inflows ... Read More


Ali Riaz says 12th Amendment gave PM absolute power, paved way for 'fascist regime' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 11 -- Ali Riaz, vice-chair of the National Consensus Commission, has said the rise of a "fascist regime" in Bangladesh was inevitable once the 12th Amendment to the Constitution vested "abs... Read More


Yunus instructs five-step reform for the capital market

Dhaka, May 11 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has issued five instructions to restore investors' confidence in the capital market. Yunus directed the Bangladesh Stock Exchange Commission (BSEC) to ta... Read More


Advisor Asif Nazrul says it may take 2-3 years to draft a new constitution

Dhaka, May 11 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said it may take "two to three years" to draft a new constitution, cautioning against the assumption that the July Charter could be adopted swiftly or with... Read More


BNP's Salahuddin says Awami League's rule of persecution behind its downfall

Dhaka, May 11 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the Awami League caused its own demise through a regime filled with persecution. Calling the Awami League a "fascist" for... Read More


Khaleda spends four hours at brother's house in Gulshan

Dhaka, May 11 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has spent four hours with her extended family at the house of her brother in Gulshan. She was accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, Tarique's wife Zuba... Read More


Bangladesh moves to ban Awami League, approves tribunal law amendments for trial

Dhaka, May 10 -- The interim government has decided to ban the Awami League party of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina under the Anti-Terrorism Act, bowing to demands from the National Citizen Part... Read More