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NBR extends income tax return filing deadline to Feb 28 for election

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Ahead of the parliamentary election, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to submit their income tax returns by another month. As a... Read More


Over 55,000 expatriate postal ballots reach Bangladesh ahead of election

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- More than 55,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the Feb 12 general election. On Thursday, Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Elec... Read More


Dhaka Polytechnic students block road in midnight protest

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A group of students from Dhaka Polytechnic Institute have staged a midnight protest, blocking Tejgaon's Sat Rasta intersection. The protesters are demanding the withdrawal of a gove... Read More


Bangladesh's foreign funding gap widens as loan disbursement falls 29%

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh's foreign loan and grant disbursements fell by 29 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, even as the government stepped up repayments to ... Read More


5 to die for murder of Gopalganj transport union leader Basu

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced five people to death for the 2016 murder of Saidur Rahman Basu, a former president of the Gopalganj Motor Workers Union. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Ju... Read More


Tarique Rahman heads north in his cross-country campaign spree

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is set to begin his election campaign in the country's northern region, following rallies in the Sylhet, Chattogram and Mymensingh divisions. BNP Medi... Read More


Banks seek nod to disclose loan defaulters' photos, lists

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Commercial banks have sought permission from Bangladesh Bank to publish photographs and lists of loan defaulters as part of efforts to recover defaulted loans. The Association of Ba... Read More


Interim government advisors keep hold of government residence 50 days after resignation

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Nearly two months after resigning as interim ministers, Mahfuj Alam has said he will vacate his government-allotted residence in the Secretariat before the election, while Asif Mahmu... Read More


Hadi murder: Suspect claims case of 'mistaken identity' as court orders fresh quizzing

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Faisal Rubel Ahmed, arrested as an "associate" of Faisal Karim Masud -- the key suspect in the murder of Sharif Osman bin Hadi -- has claimed innocence, telling a Dhaka court that he... Read More


Key suspect Faisal's 'associate' Rubel to be grilled again in inquiry over Hadi murder

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A Dhaka court has granted police three more days to interrogate Faisal Rubel Ahmed, an "associate" of Faisal Karim Masud -- the prime suspect in the murder of Inqilab Moncho leader S... Read More