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AMTOB wants elimination of VAT on SIM, e-SIM

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) on Wednesday urged the government to remove VAT on SIM and e-SIM to do easy and foster development in the telecom s... Read More


Meghna Bank elects Tanveer Ahmed as Vice Chairman

Dhaka, March 20 -- Meghna Bank PLC has elected Tanveer Ahmed as its new Vice Chairman.A distinguished business professional, Ahmed has 18 years of remarkable success in the ready-made garments (RMG) a... Read More


Stock indices decline in Dhaka, Ctg markets

Dhaka, March 20 -- Stock indices in both Dhaka and Chittagong's stock markets saw a decline on the fourth trading day of the week on Wednesday. While all the indices dropped in both markets, overall ... Read More


Maximum 7yrs in jail for rape under false promise of marriage

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Advisory Council has approved an amendment to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, introducing a maximum seven-year prison sentence for rape committed under false p... Read More


Remittance soars 78.4pc in March YoY

Dhaka, March 20 -- Remittance inflow witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of a massive 78.4 per cent to $2,252 million in the first 19 days of the ongoing March. According to the Bangladesh Ban... Read More


No more Delhi: Australia to issue visas for Bangladeshis from Dhaka

Dhaka, March 20 -- Australian Home Minister Tony Burke has announced that Australia will now handle visa applications for Bangladeshi citizens directly from its High Commission in Dhaka. He conveyed ... Read More


'Govt to create uniform, business-friendly tax framework'

Dhaka, March 20 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Thursday announced that the government is focused on establishing a tax framework that eliminates discrimination, pr... Read More


EU ambassador meets Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, March 20 -- European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh, Michael Miller, visited BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the party chairperson's office in Gulshan on Thursday for a cou... Read More


5 including 3 teenagers raped in Dhaka, cases filed

Dhaka, March 20 -- Five people including three teenagers have reportedly been raped in separate incidents in Khilgaon and Mugda areas of the capital. Separate cases were filed with Khilgaon and Mugda... Read More


Case filed against Putul over falsifying qualifications in WHO role

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for allegedly submitting false qualifications in h... Read More