Bangladesh

Bangladesh finance minister Muhith defends uniform VAT

Consumers might be slapped with a uniform 15 percent value added tax from next fiscal year as Finance Minister AMA Muhith
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM

ESCAP forecasts steady growth for Bangladesh

The UN has predicted a steady economic growth for Bangladesh this year and the next year, but voiced concern over rising
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Son arrested over Bangladeshi couple murder in US

San Jose police arrest the eldest son of the Bangladesh-origin couple who were found dead inside their California home Sunday.
28 April 2016, 15:01 PM

SC to rehear 161 cases dealt with by Justice Manik

Supreme Court will rehear 161 cases in which former SC judge Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik issued judgements and orders after his retirement. The apex court will also rehear seven such cases dealt with by former chief justice Muzammel Hossain.
28 April 2016, 14:19 PM

15% uniform VAT from next fiscal: Muhith

Despite opposition from businesses, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says a uniform 15 percent VAT will be applicable from next fiscal year.
28 April 2016, 13:07 PM

Bangladesh at high risk of HIV/AIDS: Experts

Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is low in the country, Bangladesh is still at high risk of the deadly disease spreading due to its demographic transition and easy access to drugs, say experts.
28 April 2016, 13:02 PM

Shahadat apologises unconditionally

Former Bangladesh pace bowler Shahadat Hossain, during a press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, apologises unconditionally to the nation for torturing a house help, an offence for which he served a jail term.
28 April 2016, 12:57 PM

Move to curb sexual exploitation of children

A website has been launched in Dhaka city with a view to curb commercial use of sexual exploitation of children in Bangladesh.
28 April 2016, 10:01 AM

Court accepts Rana Plaza murder case charge sheet

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of the charges against 41 people including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in connection with a murder case filed over the Rana Plaza collapse which killed at least 1,136 people.
28 April 2016, 08:37 AM

Killings aimed at harming religious harmony: Minister

The recent killings have been carried out to harm religious harmony across the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
28 April 2016, 08:01 AM

Legal aid services to be ensured at grassroots level: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government had taken steps to ensure legal aid services at the country's grassroots level.
28 April 2016, 07:59 AM

EP delegate condemns murders, lauds protests

Jean Lambert, chair of European Parliament’s delegation for South Asia, has condemned the recent killings in Bangladesh, including those of an LGBT magazine editor and his friend.
28 April 2016, 07:52 AM

Fakhrul flown to Bangkok for treatment

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been flown to Bangkok for treatment.
28 April 2016, 07:17 AM

RU professor killing: Teachers observe 1-hr work abstention

Teachers of Rajshahi University observe a one-hour work abstention demanding punishment to the killers of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
28 April 2016, 07:11 AM

AL man killed in Kushtia pre-poll violence

An activist of ruling Awami League is killed in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates contesting the upcoming fourth phase union parishad (UP) elections in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
28 April 2016, 06:05 AM

ESCAP projects 6.8% growth for 2016

In contrary to the government’s growth expectation of beyond 7 percent for 2016, a United Nations body has said it would not exceed 6.8 percent.
28 April 2016, 05:14 AM

Bring culprits to book thru’ swift probe

Calling for swift investigations into the recent murders and bringing the culprits to justice, the European Union and three other
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

US with Bangladesh in fight against terror

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has said what have been happening in Bangladesh are not its “characteristics” at all.
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

RU teacher killing: Who will now run the music school?

The fate of the music school that slain Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee had endeavoured to give an institutional structure has
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Shafik sent to jail after remand

Journalist Shafik Rehman was sent to prison yesterday having been held in remand for 10 days in connection with an alleged
27 April 2016, 18:00 PM