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President's brother, 5 others file nomination papers to run in Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Six aspirants including two from BNP and one from Jamaat-e-Islami filed nomination papers to run the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary by-election slated for November 29. They submitted t... Read More


Daily gas supply stands at 2,619 MMCF as RLNG runs at peak capacity, but supply deficit persists

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Countrywide gas supply reached 2,619 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) as of 2:00 PM on Sunday, supported heavily by imported Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), according to daily operat... Read More


Radda health centre attack: CSO Alliance demands neutral probe, compensation

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- The CSO Alliance, a national coalition of more than 300 civil society platforms and its independent civil society organisations, on Sunday strongly condemned the attack and vandalis... Read More


Rules for tobacco control law must be formulated without delay: Speakers

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Women's Forums Against Tobacco have called for the rules under the amended tobacco control law to be formulated without delay, saying the rules are essential to ensure effective imp... Read More


President stresses expansion of BOU's distance learning programmes

, Sept. 27 -- President and Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday called for expanding and modernising the university's distance learning programmes to m... Read More


Jamaat secy general condemns demolition of Salman Muqtadir's studio, Radda health centre

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Sunday condemned the demolition of a health centre in Mirpur and the vandalisation of content creator Salman Muqtadir's studio, demand... Read More


Govt moves to verify loan default, tax status of REHAB committee members

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- The Ministry of Commerce has initiated a process to verify the loan default status alongside the tax, VAT, and customs duty payment compliance of the executive committee members ele... Read More


BB expands Bangla QR incentive facility to all trade-licensed merchants

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has expanded the scope of financial incentives for Bangla QR code-based transactions, bringing all trade-licensed merchant points under the incentive framework ... Read More


Twin siblings among four drown in Munshiganj, Chapainawabganj

Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Four people including twin siblings drowned in Munshiganj and Chapainawabganj districts on Sunday. In Munshiganj, eight-year-old twin siblings drowned in a pond near their maternal... Read More


Tk 35.66cr VAT evasion detected at J.I. Impex

, Sept. 27 -- The Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka (East) has detected an alleged VAT evasion of Tk 35.66 crore by J.I. Impex Ltd, a business establishment in Bhairab, Kishoreganj. A pr... Read More