Dhaka, June 14 -- The government is set to impose a 15 percent tax on profits earned from the sale of gold or gold ornaments declared by individual taxpayers in their income tax returns. The proposal... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- The High Court has granted bail to former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). His lawyer says th... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- Parliament had descended into disorder after BNP lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury commented about the attire of Opposition women MPs. The comments, which also referred to the wife o... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- Parliament has witnessed heated exchanges between ruling and Opposition lawmakers during the budget session. The disruption was triggered after Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed commen... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- Naval police have recovered the body of a young man from the Buriganga River beneath Bosila Bridge in Dhaka. Additional Superintendent (ASP) of Dhaka Region Naval Police Mahfuzur Ra... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh are left to rue a spirited bowling display as Shoriful Islam's 6-wicket haul nearly engineered a famous collapse, only for Australia's tail to scramble them to a 1-wicket ... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- The government has greenlighted the establishment of a new public medical college in Narsingdi. The institution will be named "Narsingdi Medical College", the health ministry said o... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- The government has proposed doubling the withholding tax on "creative media" services, even as it speaks of promoting a creative economy and supporting young entrepreneurs. The prop... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- A World Bank-funded drainage project in Savar appears to have found an unusual fundraising tool: the mosque loudspeaker. Allegations have surfaced that "hundreds of thousands of tak... Read More
Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh is required to submit a formal extradition request within 30 days to secure the return of fugitive former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, who has been arr... Read More