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Govt to split CAAB into regulator, operator

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The government has decided in principle to separate the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) into two entities - regulatory and operational - to remove conflicts of interest... Read More


BTMA suspends factory shutdown programme

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has suspended its programme to shut down factories following government assurances to resolve the ongoing crisis in the spinning secto... Read More


3 sentenced to death in Feni schoolboy killing case

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A Feni tribunal on Thursday sentenced three people to death for the killing of a schoolboy after abduction in 2024. Feni Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge ANM ... Read More


NBR extends income tax return filing deadline to Feb 28 for election

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Ahead of the parliamentary election, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to submit their income tax returns by another month. As a... Read More


128 Bangladeshi fishermen return home from India

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh on Thursday brought back 128 Bangladeshi fishermen who had been detained in India, while simultaneously repatriating 23 Indian fishermen held in Bangladesh, under a mutual... Read More


No case filed yet over killing of Jamaat Upazila secretary in Sherpur

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- No case has yet been filed over the death of Rezaual Karim, the Sreebordi Upazila secretary for Jamaat-e-Islami, who was killed following a clash between rival political groups durin... Read More


Parties must show responsibility, restraint: interim govt

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The interim government has expressed deep concern over the recent violence in Sherpur that resulted in the death of a Jamaat-e-Islami activist. Any loss of life linked to violence i... Read More


Merged Islamic banks' clients getting maximum 9.5pc profit

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Depositors in the five Islamic banks merged into the newly formed Sammilito Islami Bank will receive profits at market rates of up to 9.5 per cent, says the regulator. But depositor... Read More


Banking sector reforms to restore confidence, stability

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The banking sector of Bangladesh has been under intense strain after years of weak governance, political interference, and regulatory failure. Doctored financial statements and large... Read More


Pitfalls of Trumpian tariffs

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Aimed at pulling up the cost of foreign products, protecting domestic industries, and raising revenue, tariffs are taxes or duties imposed by a government on imported commodities. Th... Read More