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Gold smuggling surges exploiting baggage rules; NBR plans to tighten regulations

UNB: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to amend the baggage rules as gold smuggling rises through organised syndicates exploiting loopholes in the regulations. Experts said that weak

Ramadan starts in Bangladesh on Sunday

Staff Reporter: Muslims in Bangladesh will start observing fasting from Sunday as the crescent moon was sighted in the country’s sky on Saturday, marking the start of the holy month

Liquidity crisis in Islamic banks as deposits decline

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank data reveals that deposits at Shariah-compliant banks have declined. The sector insiders attribute this to a crisis of trust leading many customers to withdraw their deposits,

Prices of Ramadan essentials to fall within a week: Commerce Adviser

TDS Desk: Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Friday said the prices of Ramadan commodities, including dates, chickpeas and edible oil, will decline within the next seven days. The essential

Adviser Farida warns strict action against unjust price hikes during Ramadan

TDS Desk: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar speaking at the ‘Inauguration of the Sale of Milk, Eggs and Meat at Affordable Prices in Ramadan’ programme in the capital’s Merul

BNP delegation joins Jatiya Nagorik Party’s launch event

TDS Desk: A two-member delegation from the BNP attended the launching event of the newly formed political party, ‘Jatiya Nagorik Party’, formed by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the Jatiya