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UN report on atrocities during July uprising to be released by mid-Feb

Shawdesh Desk: United Nations high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk has said the UN fact-finding mission on the atrocities during the July-August uprising is in a final stage and

Beximco takes Tk 50,000cr in loans, nearly half defaulted

Shawdesh Desk: Beximco Group, controlled by the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s adviser Salman F Rahman, has allegedly withdrawn about Tk 50,000 crore from different banks and non-bank financial institutions, using

DRAFT CYBER PROTECTION ORDINANCE: Cyberbullying, warrantless search clauses dropped

Shawdesh Desk: The Information and Communication Technology Division has updated the draft Cyber Protection Ordinance 2024 by dropping nine controversial sections related to cyberbullying and warrantless search, among others, amid

Tax hikes scrapped for mobile bills, medicines, restaurants

Shawdesh Desk: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday issued four separate notifications revoking a move to hike tax rates for mobile bills, restaurant eating cost, medicine purchase, and

None but farmers be allowed within 150 yards of border

Shawdesh Desk: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) have reached an agreement to restrict access within 150 yards of the border on both sides, allowing

Yunus holds meetings with Belgium King, Thai PM, German minister

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh interim government’s chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with King Philippe, Kingdom of Belgium, on the sidelines of World Economic Forum Summit

NBR re-fixes VAT rates on different goods, services

Shawdesh Desk: The National Board of Revenue has issued several notifications by re-fixing the rates of VAT, Supplementary Duty and Excise Duty on some goods and services, which were increased

Bangladeshi, Pakistani traders seek removal of customs, non-customs barriers

Shawdesh Desk: Traders of Bangladesh and Pakistan have called for the removal of customs and non-customs barriers between the two countries to enhance trade between the two countries. They made