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DHAKA : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has registered some 131,000 new Value Added Tax (VAT) entities across the country in December as part of a special nationwide VAT registration campaign. The NBR observed VAT Day on December 10...

DHAKA : The nation observed the three-day state mourning following the death of three-time former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday, declared the three-day...

DHAKA : Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have expressed condolences to Bangladesh over the death of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, praying for divine mercy and extending sympathies to...

DHAKA : Zaima Rahman, granddaughter of late BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, visited her grandmother's grave along with other family members this morning. Zaima Rahman arrived at Zia Udyan around 10:30 am, accompanied by about 20...

DHAKA : Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain today said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's Dhaka visit should not be viewed through an inter-state or political lens, calling it a goodwill gesture linked to the funeral of former prime...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said that bodies of eight July martyrs, who were buried at Rayerbazar Graveyard in the city as unclaimed ones, have so far been identified. "The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs will...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has withdrawn the expulsion order imposed on Riyad Mohammad Chowdhury, former Organising Secretary of BNP’s Fatullah Thana unit, and reinstated his primary party membership after nearly nine months. The decision was announced in a press...

DHAKA : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today expressed his profound gratitude to the government's civilian and military institutions, law enforcers, public servants and media professionals for their professionalism, care and dedication in ensuring a peaceful and dignified final...

DHAKA : The Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 has come into effect subject to the presidential assent. “The ordinance came into effect on December 30, 2025, subject to the approval of the President,” said the Chief...

DHAKA : Bangladesh bade farewell to 2025 standing at a crossroads expecting to lead the South Asian nation to a new political and social transition against the backdrop of renewed public expectations. The year unfolded amid post–July Uprising realities,...