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DSE ends lower, CSE inches up

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange ended negatively on Wednesday, as investors remained active on both sides of the trading fence, with selling dominance in particular large-cap stoc... Read More


Dhaka urges missions to attract FDI

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Dhaka has urged all Bangladesh missions abroad to design strategy to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) to Bangladesh from their respective host countries. The directive was is... Read More


BGB seizes 450,000 yaba pills in Teknaf

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized 450,000 yaba tablets during an operation in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. The operation was conducted early morning on Wednesday along ... Read More


Babies spent months in secret jails during Hasina's regime: TRT World

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- At least half a dozen children spent months with their mothers in secret detention centres in Bangladesh during the regime of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Turkish public bro... Read More


Hanging body found near Central Shaheed Minar

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The body of an unidentified man, believed to be in his mid-40s, was found hanging from a tree opposite to Dhaka University's Mathematics Building, near the Central Shaheed Minar, ear... Read More


BB's USD sales to banks dip 89pc in H1 FY25

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The Bangladesh Bank's dollar sales to commercial banks fell significantly during the July-December period of this fiscal year compared to the same period in FY24, according to a cent... Read More


Increase in VAT lifted or cut on various items

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Government's finance authority has reconsidered the latest hikes in value-added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty (SD) on eight out of 100 types of products and services following wid... Read More


NBR's revenues drop 25pc in H1 of FY '25

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Domestic revenue mobilisation in Bangladesh marked a significant shortfall by 25 per cent or Tk 577.24 billion in the first half of this fiscal year, prompting suggestion for recasti... Read More


FIFA chief plans to visit Bangladesh by March to support women's football

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Head of global football authority Gianni Infantino on Wednesday said he would like to visit Bangladesh in the next two months and hoped to fund the country's women's football. The F... Read More


Sarjis Alam quits July Martyrs Memorial Foundation

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser of the National Citizens' Committee, has resigned as the general secretary of the July Martyrs Memorial Foundation. The leading organiser of the ant... Read More