The National Board of Revenue has a big role to play so that no businessman can launder money aboard, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), an organisation of private bank sponsors, today requested the central bank to extend the deadline for implementation of its instructions that have fixed the salary of entry-level private bank officials.

Corruption and inefficient government bureaucracy were top barriers in doing business during 2021, the Centre For Policy Dialogue finds in a new survey.

Bangladesh scored 26 out of 100 in the latest edition of the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, which is more or less the same as in the past decade -- a development that raises questions about the 12-year-old government’s actions in snuffing out the social ill.

The High Court had directed the government 12 years ago to restore the areas of the Turag and three other rivers around the capital to their original state, but the government still lags far behind in the implementation of the directive.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the Awami League government had appointed a PR (public relations) firm, not lobbyist, to promote good governance and a positive image of Bangladesh.

Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed has suggested forming of a “community contract” in Bangladesh to deal with inappropriate contents on social media, especially Facebook.

President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday asked the police force to launch a cleansing campaign to get rid of its corrupt members and improve its service to the society.

Today is the 13th death anniversary of Md Shahidul Islam Pannu, director of Sara Advertising Ltd, said a press release.  His family members have requested all to pray for the salvation of the departed soul.

Beauty e-commerce platform Shajgoj has recently raised Tk 21 crore seed funding recently from Surge, Sequoia Capital India's accelerator programme, to broaden its footprint online and offline as the demand for such products is increasing rapidly.

At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia's West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police in the provincial capital of Sorong said on Tuesday.

The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), an organisation of directors of private banks, has decided to request the central bank to reconsider its latest decision on minimum salaries for entry-level bank officials.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) today submitted the final report before a court in Mahmuda Khanam Mitu murder case filed by the victim’s father in 2016.

The High Court today directed the government to shut down illegal brick kilns, which are running without licences in Khagrachhari, Bandarban, and Rangamati, in seven days to curb pollution and to save the environment.

Union Bank is going to debut in the stock market tomorrow as the 33rd bank. 

The High Court today criticised government officials, who were involved in purchasing substandard fog lights for the ferries plying Mawa and Paturia routes.

Businesspeople are making wholesale complaints about being harassed during release of imported goods from the customs houses and the complaints are incorrect, Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), said today.

The ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases happened because of people’s overconfidence, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

The Bangladesh Bank today said no bank would be allowed to terminate any employee due to their failure to fulfill the target of deposit mobilisation set by the lender.

If you don’t have a 17-digit birth registration certificate, get ready for a complex and stressful task to obtain one.