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Phasing out tax break can save Tk60,000cr

Dhaka, May 1 -- Bangladesh could raise Tk60,000 crore in the short term by gradually phasing out certain tax exemptions over three to four years, asserted Ahsan H. Mansur, Executive Director of the Po... Read More


Barrister Khokon's expulsion revoked

Dhaka, May 1 -- The expulsion order of Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon from the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum has been revoked. The leaders of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum revealed the matter on Tuesday. T... Read More


BNP expels 4 more for contesting upazila polls

Dhaka, May 1 -- The main opposition party, BNP, has taken disciplinary action by expelling four more grassroots leaders for disregarding the party's decision regarding participation in the first phase... Read More


JnU Dean files complaint to VC against teacher over FB posts

Dhaka, May 1 -- Dr. Md. Abul Hossen, the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, has filed a written complaint against Assistant Professor Abusalah Sakender of the Department of Islamic History and Cu... Read More


Age ceiling for Gov service to be enhanced to 35 years

Dhaka, May 1 -- The Ministry of Education has proposed to increase the age ceiling for entering government service from 30 to 35 years. Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury recently forwarded ... Read More


College girl raped, killed by boyfriend in Sunamganj

Dhaka, May 1 -- In a tragic incident in the Doarabazar area of Sunamganj, a college girl (aged 18) was raped and subsequently hanged by her boyfriend, Liton Ahmed (aged 20), on Monday night (April 29)... Read More


255 journalists face legal action under DSA

Dhaka, May 1 -- A recent research paper by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) revealed that since its inception, at least 451 journalists have been sued under the Digital Security Act (DSA), with... Read More


Seven to die for killing senior citizen in Habiganj

Dhaka, May 1 -- A court of Habiganj sentenced seven people to death and 10 others to life imprisonment for beating a senior citizen to death in 2003. Additional District and Sessions Judge-1 Court Ju... Read More


FACEBOOK LIVE STREAMING: Case filed in cyber tribunal against journos

Dhaka, May 1 -- A case has been filed in the cyber tribunal against 6 people including three journalists for live-streaming of a press conference on social media Facebooka at Patharghata upazila distr... Read More


Case filed over killing Morrelganj day labourer

Dhaka, May 1 -- A case was lodged with Morrelganj PS regarding the beating to death of a day labourer named Nurul Islm Munshi over the possession of a plot of land of his homestead. The case No.27 dat... Read More