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VAT hike threatens to ground aviation, tourism

TDS Desk Bangladesh’s already struggling civil aviation and tourism sectors are likely to face an existential crisis due to the proposed imposition of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on airfares

Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

TDS Desk After the interim government came to power, there was a significant push to enforce the ban on polythene bags. While the initiative has been relatively successful in supermarkets,

Iran envoy meets with Sirajganj Chamber leaders

Staff Reporter Mansour Chavoshi, Iranian ambassador to Bangladesh on Saturday met with the leaders of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Sirajganj to discuss over trade and commerce of Iran

Sirajganj likely to collect honey worth over Tk 11 cr

Sirajul Islam Shishir Honey collectors of nine upazilas in Sirajganj district covering greater Chalan Beel are expecting to collect over 382 metric tonnes of honey worth about Tk 11 crore

BD to procure 1.4m tonnes of fuel from 7 countries in first half of 2025

TDS Desk Bangladesh will import about 1.43 million tonnes of fuel oil from seven countries – India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Oman – between

Apple to pay $95M to settle Siri eavesdropping lawsuit

TDS Desk Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone