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Dr Lyudmila receives US Congressional Award for Women's History Month

Dhaka, March 20 -- Dr Lyudmila Sarder, an internal medicine resident physician, has been honoured with the prestigious United States Congressional Recognition for her outstanding contributions to heal... Read More


NCP Convener Nahid travelling to Patuakhali to meet family of 'gang rape' victim

Dhaka, March 20 -- Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) is travelling to Patukhali to meet the family of the college student who was allegedly gang raped in Patuakhali's Dumki. H... Read More


Google agrees to pay $28m in racial bias lawsuit

Dhaka, March 20 -- Google has agreed to pay $28m (£21.5m) to settle a lawsuit that claimed white and Asian employees were given better pay and career opportunities than workers from other ethnic ... Read More


Oil prices rise on US data, Middle East tensions

Dhaka, March 20 -- Oil prices rose in early trading on Thursday on a decline in US fuel inventories and a ratcheting up of tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose 40 cents, or 0.57 per ... Read More


Govt plans Tk 2.72b project

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Department of Disaster Management plans to generate 3.63 million workdays under the Employment Generation Program for the Poorest (EGPP), allocating Tk 1.46 billion to support 1... Read More


Bangladesh crumbles with financial burden of environmental pollution

Dhaka, March 20 -- Bangladesh has been among the worst countries in the world in terms of undergoing the effect of environmental pollution, but what is more concerning is the financial burden it cause... Read More


Cut import duties on scrap metals, cement clinkers: Stakeholders

Dhaka, March 20 -- The government has been urged to reduce import duties on raw materials for manufacturing construction materials in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2025-26 to facilitate the sect... Read More


Taxmen fan out to spot taxable income-holders countrywide

Dhaka, March 20 -- Taxmen fan out to spot taxable income-holders across the country under a latest drive to expand the tax net and raise government revenues, officials say. The National Board of Reve... Read More


Bangladesh-India trade surges under interim government: Press Secretary Shafiqul

Dhaka, March 20 -- Bangladesh's trade with India has increased significantly over the past seven months since the interim government assumed power, according to Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqu... Read More


Telcos urge NBR to cut telecom tax

Dhaka, March 20 -- Mobile network operators in Bangladesh have urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to reconsider the high tax burden on the telecommunication sector, noting that continuous tax h... Read More