Income tax collection falls short of target by Tk 4,439cr in H1
Income tax collection by the National Board of Revenue fell short of target by Tk 4,439 crore in the first half of the current fiscal year mainly because of slow growth in corporate tax collection, from the banking sector in particular, and due to the ambitious target set for the year, officials said.
DIUDC becomes champion in 5th DSE inter club debate
Daffodil International University Debating Club has become champion defeating Dhaka University Debating Society in the 5th DSE inter club debate championship.
First phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends
Muslims devotees from home and abroad joined in their thousands the concluding prayer of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema that ended on Sunday on the bank of the River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital.
'El Chapo' dreamed of biopic; it helps lead to recapture, extradition process
Mexico will begin proceedings to extradite two-time prison escapee Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking charges connected to his cartel, the Mexican attorney general said Saturday.
ISIS commander killed in Iraqi airstrike
The second deputy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during an Iraqi air force strike in the city of Barwana, just east of Haditha, the Iraqi military said Saturday.
Police clash with protesters angry about Cologne sex attacks
German protesters angry about the New Year's Eve mob sex attacks and muggings in Cologne, Germany, clashed with police on Saturday.
Iran-Saudi tensions: 6 nations label embassy attack terrorism
A six-nation Middle Eastern alliance agreed Saturday to characterize the recent attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran as an act of terror -- strong language that marks an even further escalation in a tiff that has embroiled the region for days.
Silently protesting Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally
A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of Donald Trump's campaign event on Friday by police after she stood up in silent protest during Trump's speech.
Export earnings from US up 11.66pc in Jan-Nov
Country’s export earnings from the US market achieved a double-digit growth of over 11 per cent in the January-November period of last year thanks to the first-rate performance of the readymade garment sector in recent months.
Tea estate workers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 25
Tea estate workers on Saturday threatened to launch an indefinite strike at all tea gardens in Sylhet division if their demand for cancellation of a special economic zone in Habiganj was not met before January 25.
