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Companies using banking channels for all transactions to get lower tax rates

Dhaka, June 29 -- The government has proposed cutting corporate tax rates by 2.5 percentage points for companies that conduct all their transactions through banking channels, responding to longstandin... Read More


Dipu Moni treated at Dhaka hospital after falling ill, returned to jail

Dhaka, June 29 -- Former minister Dipu Moni has been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after falling ill in prison before being returned to Munshiganj District Jail following treatment. Jannat ... Read More


No alternative but to rebuild country and 'turn things around': Tarique tells parliament

Dhaka, June 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that there is no alternative to "turning things around" and rebuilding the country. He made the remarks during a discussion on the proposed bu... Read More


'Situation improving' after shutdown of two power plants: minister to parliament

Dhaka, June 29 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has informed parliament of an improvement in the load shedding situation following the previous shutdown of two powe... Read More


Square Pharma to manufacture some medicines at another company's facility

Dhaka, June 29 -- Square Pharmaceuticals Limited has decided to manufacture some of its medicines at the facilities of CTC Pharma to meet growing market demand. One of the largest pharmaceutical comp... Read More


PM Tarique proposes hike to tax-free income limit, removal of black money 'whitening' provision

Dhaka, June 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has proposed several changes to the budget to reduce the tax burden on the public, to withdraw the controversial provision on black money "whitening", a... Read More


2 staff members of Land Record and Survey Department punished for graft

Dhaka, June 29 -- Two employees of the Land Record and Survey Department have been punished over corruption-related allegations. One has been dismissed from service, while the other's pay grade has be... Read More


NBR makes online tax return submission mandatory again for individual taxpayers

Dhaka, June 29 -- The National Revenue Board (NBR) has once again made the online submission of income tax returns mandatory for individual taxpayers in the new tax year. According to a special order... Read More


Journalist Azhar arrested in fresh case, blocking his release

Dhaka, June 29 -- Journalist Azhar Ali, who recently secured bail from the High Court in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Ramna Police Station, has been shown arrested in another case, pre... Read More


Police deny anyone jumped into the Turag. But witnesses recount a chase that ended in the river

Dhaka, June 29 -- Muddy Waters: Panic, Police and the Turag The 'fatal chase': Witnesses detail panic as activists leapt into the Turag River to escape a sudden, aggressive police raid Bodies recove... Read More