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4 hurt in Green Road gas cylinder blast

Shawdesh Desk: At least four people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Dhaka’s Green Road this morning. The blast took place on the ground floor of Comfort

Hamid’s injury was turning point, says Naib

sports Desk: Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib issued a plea to supporters after his team’s three-wicket defeat by Pakistan at the World Cup on Saturday was marred by clashes in the

US calls for end to mobile data blackout in 2 Myanmar states

Shawdesh Desk: The United States yesterday urged an immediate end to a mobile data blackout in parts of two Myanmar states, saying a service restoration would help provide transparency to

Black Money Whitening: No scope to invest in land

Shawdesh Desk: Parliament yesterday passed the tax measures for fiscal 2019-20, scrapping the opportunity to invest black money to buy land. This scope was proposed in the Finance Bill 2019,

Australia demolish New Zealand

Sports Desk: Australia beat New Zealand by 86 runs in the Cricket World Cup at Lord’s on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of the table. Aaron Finch’s

Big music fest abruptly ended over security, fraud suspicion

Binodon Desk: A music festival in Belgium featuring major stars like rapper Cardi B came to a chaotic end before it had even started. Security concerns were ostensibly the reason

Mamo, Jovan pair up for Eid drama ‘Failtus’

Binodon Desk: National Film Award-winning actress Zakia Bari Mamo and Farhan Ahmed Jovan will share the screen once again in a unique tele-drama directed by Rifat Adnan Papon. His directed

Tax reduction for economic development

Corporate Tax is generally viewed by the public as a progressive and relatively harmless way to raise government revenue. But economists have long argued that when firms face higher tax