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BD needs to add Tk570b to raise tax-GDP ratio

Dhaka, April 2 -- Bangladesh will need to add Tk 570 billion to its tax-to-GDP ratio under one of updated conditions the IMF sets for releasing the remaining US$2.39 billion from its lending package. ... Read More


Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners

Dhaka, April 2 -- US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increa... Read More


Trump will go ahead with tariffs as nervous world awaits trade war

Dhaka, April 2 -- The White House confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs on Wednesday, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that h... Read More


Gold prices rising globally due to central bank policies

Dhaka, April 2 -- The gold market in Bangladesh has been more volatile than ever, with prices changing 17 times in the past three months, overwhelmingly moving upwards. But why have gold prices been ... Read More


Ten die as bus crashes head-on into microbus in Lohagara

Dhaka, April 2 -- At least ten people were killed after a bus crashed head-on into a microbus in Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila. The accident occurred around 7:15 am on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar High... Read More


CA's High Representative explains Yunus's statement on 'Seven Sisters'

Dhaka, April 2 -- Khalilur Rahman, High Representative to the Principal Adviser on Rohingya Crisis and Priority Issues, has explained Yunus' comments about seven northeastern states in India known as ... Read More


New Bangladesh High Commissioner presents credentials in Australia

Dhaka, April 2 -- The newly appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia F.M. Borhan Uddin has presented his Letter of Credence to the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sam ... Read More


Bangladesh sends second consignment of emergency aid to Myanmar

Dhaka, April 1 -- Bangladesh has sent the second mission of emergency medicines and relief supplies to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar. The supplies and medicines were sent throu... Read More


Mild heat wave may persist in Dhaka, other places

Dhaka, April 1 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rains in different parts of the country on Tuesday (April 1). "Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty win... Read More


Metro rail, intercity train services resume after Eid holiday

Dhaka, April 1 -- Metro rail services in the capital and intercity train operations across Bangladesh have resumed after the Eid holiday. Train services across the country resumed in the morning on T... Read More