Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s top ten moments against India-4
There’s every chance that the upcoming series against India might just be the most successful tour that the Tigers have ever had against their South Asian neighbours.
5 June 2015, 12:13 PM
Modi’s 36-hr in Dhaka
Bangladesh is all set to receive the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for his first official tour on June 6, 2015.
5 June 2015, 11:56 AM
14 die in separate road crashes
At least 14 people die and 28 others receive injuries in separate road crashes in Dhaka, Sirajganj, Moulvibazar, Natore and Rangpur districts.
5 June 2015, 03:23 AM
Export tax rises to 1pc
Finance Minister AMA Muhith in his budget speech proposes an increase of tax at source for all export sectors to 1 percent.
4 June 2015, 15:44 PM
Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala bus service maiden run hits road block
The inaugural run of the historic Kolkata Dhaka Agartala bus route turns nightmarish when the bus could not even trundle out of Nabanna from where Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee was to flag it off in the presence of the deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh Zokey Ahad.
4 June 2015, 14:21 PM
Tk 200cr for enclave people
The finance minister proposes allocating Tk 200 crore for expediting development in the enclaves in the upcoming fiscal year.
4 June 2015, 14:03 PM
Majority of 700 are Bangladeshi: Myanmar
Myanmar officials says most of the 700 migrants found adrift on its waters a week ago identified themselves as Bangladeshi, after they were driven to a camp near the border.
4 June 2015, 14:03 PM
GDP growth target 7pc
The government has projected the target of gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 7 percent for the upcoming fiscal year.
4 June 2015, 13:04 PM
Govt targets $200m from tourism by 2018
The government has aimed at earning US$200 million by 2018 through improving the facilities at different tourist attractions.
4 June 2015, 11:44 AM
Smokers to pay more
Cigarette prices are set to go up as the finance minister proposes some tax measures aimed at reducing the use of tobacco and maximising revenue collection from the sector.
4 June 2015, 11:15 AM
Call charges to rise
Moblie phone call expense and SIM cards will get costlier with the duty proposed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the budget for 2015-16 fiscal.
4 June 2015, 11:07 AM
4pc VAT for online trading: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today floats the proposal to impose VAT at the rate of 4 percent on the online trading sector.
4 June 2015, 10:58 AM
Bangladesh’s top ten moments against India-3
As the India series in 2004 progressed, Bangladesh's chances of doing something special gradually improved after Mohammad Ashraful's breathtaking 158 in the second Test.
4 June 2015, 10:52 AM
Civil servants' bonus, festival allowances also come under tax
Finance Minister Muhith proposes imposing tax on bonus and festival allowances of civil servants besides their salary in the 2015-16 budget.
4 June 2015, 09:56 AM
Private instt students to pay more
Finance minister proposes raising VAT on private education which includes English medium schools and private engineering and medical colleges, for 2015-16 fiscal.
4 June 2015, 09:42 AM
SC halts HC order on Rajshahi city mayor
The apex court stays a High Court directive that halted the government’s suspension order of Rajshahi city Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.
4 June 2015, 08:31 AM
€10.5m more EU fund for primary schools
European Union announces release of €10.5 million fund for the primary education of Bangladesh through its sector budget support operation.
4 June 2015, 07:08 AM
7 Jamaat men held over Comilla firebomb attack
Seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami are held from Chandina upazila of Comilla for their alleged involvement with firebomb attack on a bus that left seven people injured.
4 June 2015, 06:04 AM
Muhith unveils Tk 2.95 lakh crore budget
Finance minister is unveiling the budget for 2015-16 fiscal – what is believed to be a jumbo size of around Tk 295,100 crore.
4 June 2015, 05:28 AM
Bangladesh’s top ten moments against India-2
After Ashraful's spectacle, people could believe that a Bangladeshi batsman could in fact dominate a strong bowling attack without fail.
3 June 2015, 11:19 AM