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High taxes in Bangladesh hamper business, revenue receipt

Dhaka, March 5 -- Top executives from multinational corporations (MNCs) and local business upshots suggest dialogue between the revenue authority and the corporate sector before taxation as they feel ... Read More


Earthquake jolts parts of Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 5 -- A moderate earthquake was felt in parts of Bangladesh on Wednesday morning, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The tremor measuring 5.6 Richter scale was f... Read More


Houthis claim shooting down US MQ-9 Reaper drone

Dhaka, March 5 -- Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military sp... Read More


Prof CR Abrar takes oath as adviser

Dhaka, March 5 -- Prof Chowdhury R Abrar was sworn in as an adviser of the interim government on Wednesday morning. President Mohammed Shahbuddin administered the oath at Bangabhahan around 11:00 am.... Read More


Case filed over beating of two foreign nationals in Dhaka, two arrested

Dhaka, March 5 -- Police have arrested two people over the beating of two foreign nationals in Dhaka's Bashundhara, saying the incident occurred due to a dispute while exchanging dollars for taka. Po... Read More


Unilever Consumer Care declares 520pc cash dividend for 2024

Dhaka, March 5 -- The board of directors of Unilever Consumer Care, a subsidiary of Unilever Group, has recommended a 520 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024, despite lower pro... Read More


Dhaka's air world's worst on Wednesday morning

Dhaka, March 5 -- Dhaka topped on the list of cities with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning. Today's air was classified as 'unhealthy' with an AQI score of 171 at 9:05 am, according to the A... Read More


BRAC Bank partners with Petrochem to provide financial solutions to marginal farmers

Dhaka, March 5 -- BRAC Bank has partnered with Petrochem Bangladesh Limited, a leading agrochemical company, to provide agricultural financing solutions to marginal farmers across the country. This c... Read More


BR to start ticket sale on March 14

Dhaka, March 5 -- The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start sale of train tickets for the homebound passengers on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr on March 14 to operate the first intercity Eid trains on ... Read More


'Poor quality' iftar, sehri served in intercity trains

Dhaka, March 5 -- Passengers were charged exorbitant prices for Sehri and Iftar and supplied substandard food for the meals on trains, Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan... Read More