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15 dead as truck carrying Eid travellers overturns on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Dhaka, May 25 -- At least 15 people were killed after a rod-laden truck carrying passengers overturned on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Monday. The victims were trave... Read More


Govt plans 0.2pc turnover tax on retailers in FY '27 budget

Dhaka, May 25 -- A new fiscal measure to bring retail businesses under the tax net by introducing a nominal turnover tax is set to come in the upcoming FY27 budget. The model, the first of its kind, ... Read More


Foreign aid falls sharply amid rising debt servicing

Dhaka, May 25 -- Foreign aid disbursements, including loans and grants, to Bangladesh declined by 17.96 per cent during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year compared to the corresponding per... Read More


Walton Plaza brings offers on electronics items for Eid and Summer

Dhaka, May 24 -- Walton Plaza, the country's leading electronics retail and service network, is fully prepared for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and summer shopping season with a complete range of electron... Read More


Rain likely to continue through Eid holidays: Met Office

Dhaka, May 24 -- Rainfall may disrupt Eid-ul-Azha celebrations as Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted wet weather across the country till May 28, the Eid day. The Met Office on Satur... Read More


Want Sheikh Hasina to return home and stand trial: Home minister

Dhaka, May 24 -- The Bangladesh government is trying to bring former prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina back from India through legal processes, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has sai... Read More


WhatsApp to Introduce Usernames for Enhanced Privacy

Dhaka, May 24 -- WhatsApp is set to introduce a username feature that will allow users to communicate without sharing their phone numbers. Under the new feature, users will be able to create and shar... Read More


Five die as bus crashes head-on into ambulance in Faridpur

Dhaka, May 24 -- Five people have been killed after a passenger bus crashed head-on into an ambulance in Faridpur. All of the dead were passengers on the ambulance - three men and two women, accordin... Read More


Bangladesh braces for $4.5b fresh IMF credit negotiations

Dhaka, May 24 -- The government wants to implement reforms that are "realistic" and "compatible with the country's ground reality" in phases as Bangladesh braces for negotiating a newly planned credit... Read More


Benapole port to shut for seven days over Eid-ul-Azha

Dhaka, May 24 -- Import-export activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole, the country's largest land port, will remain suspended for seven days on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha. Port, cu... Read More