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Truck carrying gas cylinders overturns in Brahmanbaria, causes explosion

Dhaka, June 4 -- A truck carrying gas cylinders has overturned on the Cumilla-Sylhet Highway in the Birashar area of the Brahmanbaria suburbs. The accident sparked a fire that led to the cylinders exp... Read More


ACC files two more cases against Salman, son Shayan over Tk 10bn 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, June 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two new cases against Salman F Rahman, vice chairman of Beximco Group, and his son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, accusing them of embezzli... Read More


Fuel stations to stay open 24 hours for 13 days during Eid holidays

Dhaka, June 4 -- The government has order that all CNG filling stations and petrol pumps remain open 24 hours a day on Eid day and for five days thereafter to facilitate smooth and uninterrupted holid... Read More


3 dead, 3 injured as microbus rams truck in Tangail

Dhaka, June 3 -- Three people have been killed and three others injured as a microbus rammed into a parked truck on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Tangail's Basail Upazila. The accident occurred around... Read More


New income tax slabs in effect from July, says NBR chief

Dhaka, June 3 -- The new income tax rates will kick in for earnings from the fiscal year starting in July, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said. The changes will affect... Read More


11,000 marooned as floodwaters rise in four Upazilas of Sylhet

Dhaka, June 3 -- More than 11,000 people have been stranded in four Upazilas of Sylhet due to the torrential downpours in the past few days. On Tuesday, Sylhet District Relief and Rehabilitation Offi... Read More


Black money legalising offers exit route for undisclosed amounts, says NBR chairman

Dhaka, June 3 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said the proposed budget for the financial year 2025-26 leaves the opportunity to whiten black money on a limited scale ... Read More


3 remanded over murder of Jatrabari businessman

Dhaka, June 3 -- Three suspects in the murder case of businessman Yasin Gazi have been remanded to police for interrogation in their custody. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah made the deci... Read More


Bangladesh's export income jumps 11.45pc in May after April's fiscal low

Dhaka, June 3 -- Bangladesh has earned $4.74 billion from merchandise exports in May, marking an 11.45 percent year-on-year rise, after posting the lowest monthly total of the fiscal year in April. A... Read More


Black money investment in real estate: Tax penalty raised severalfold

Dhaka, June 3 -- Black money, or undisclosed income, can still be invested in the real estate sector, but the tax penalty for doing so has been increased severalfold in the budget for the upcoming fis... Read More