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April 18, 2025, 8:52 pm

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There are examples of turning ex-enemies into allies: Azad Majumder Baby sold by mother rescued in Tangail Police constable commits ‘suicide’ in Chuadanga Shafiqul criticises cricketer Shakib for joining JS polls with AL ticket Govt spent only 36.65pc of ADP fund in Jul-Mar: IMED ANFREL delegation meets Fakhrul, discusses election issue Bangladesh lags behind in meeting conditions in 4 areas Foreign Adviser calls for addressing expat issues at home before their arrival in destination countries Dudu accuses govt of delaying election to sideline BNP 2 die in Sirajganj road accident

Business-Economy

NBR aims 5m taxpayers by end of FY

Staff correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to expand the tax net, aiming to boost tax collection for increasing the tax-to-GDP ratio. As part of

‘5m families to get rice at Tk 30 per Kg during Ramadan’

Staff Correspondent: Ali Imam Majumder, Advisor to the Ministry of Food and Land, has announced that a total of 300,000 metric tons of rice will be distributed under the Food-Friendly

Govt to export 11,000 tonnes of hilsa to KSA, UAE

Staff correspondent: The government has decided to export 11,000 metric tonnes of hilsa to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Bangladeshi expatriates. “Following the request from Bangladeshi

Nearly 99% of RMG workers uninterested in Universal Pension Scheme: Survey

Staff Correspondent: Financial constraints were the primary reason for non-participation, cited by 90.6% of workers, while 6.7% expressed concerns over the scheme’s long-term sustainability. Additionally, 2.7% of workers were unaware

IMF defers $645m loan disbursement to June

Staff Correspondent: The IMF will discuss disbursing $645 as part of a $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh in June instead of March as both the Prof Yunus-led government and

Import bills for rice, gas unpaid due to dollar crisis: NBR chairman

Staff correspondent: The bills for importing essentials such as rice and gas cannot be paid due to the prevailing dollar crisis, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Abdur