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Putin halts strikes on Ukraine energy for 30 days
08:32 AM, 19 Mar 2025 WednesdayRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure following a call with US counterpart Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. But Putin said that, for a wider truce to work, Ukraine must not be allowed to rearm and must halt mandatory mobilisation.
Overnight clashes in Nagpur over Aurangzeb's tomb
09:58 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayNine people were injured during overnight clashes in India that began over a Hindu nationalist outfit's campaign to demolish the tomb of a long-dead Muslim emperor, local media reported Tuesday...
Govt to re-fix ad rates for newspapers: Mahfuj
09:34 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayInformation and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday, March 18, said the advertisement rates for newspapers will be adjusted while the media list will be updated...
Qatar extends support to Bangladesh reform agenda
08:51 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayQatar has extended its full support to the reform agenda of Bangladesh's interim goverment, the ambassador of the rich Gulf kingdom of Qatar, Seraya Ali Al-Qahtani, said on Tuesday.
Gold prices rise, bhori Tk 1.54 lakh
08:34 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has increased the prices of gold, with raising 22 carat gold by Tk 1,470 to Tk 1,54,945 per bhori (11.664 grams)...
Yunus invites US politicians to assess religious harmony
08:33 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged US political leaders, journalists and activists to tour Bangladesh to know the actual information on religious harmony.
DU students rally against Gaza airstrikes
08:17 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayAs the sun dipped below the horizon Tuesday evening, Dhaka University’s Raju Memorial Sculpture became a hub of defiance. Students, breaking their Ramadan fast, erupted in protest against Israel’s deadly airstrikes in Gaza—over 400 Palestinians killed, they say, in a brutal violation of a ceasefire.
Free chickens, fresh eggs: Europe’s clever waste-fighting flock
08:07 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayImagine a town where chickens roam backyards, gobbling up kitchen scraps and laying eggs as a thank-you. In parts of France and Belgium, this isn’t a quaint fantasy—it’s a green revolution.
World reactions to deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza
07:52 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayIsrael has launched a massive wave of air strikes on Gaza, killing hundreds of people and shattering the fragile two-month ceasefire with Hamas...
Demand for ‘except Israel’ passport very logical: Home Adviser
07:33 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayHome Affairs Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) threw his weight behind a fiery demand Tuesday, calling the reinstatement of “Except Israel” in Bangladeshi passports “very logical.”
RAB nabs ARSA chief Ataullah, 5 accomplices
07:13 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi, leader of Myanmar’s Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), along with five associates in Siddhirganj on Tuesday.
Grameen University gets govt approval
07:05 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe government has greenlit Grameen University, Dhaka, a new private institution under the Grameen Trust, led by Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus.
Bangladesh committed to labour reforms, Adviser tells ILO
05:53 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe interim government, under the leadership of Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, is committed to implementing sustainable labour reforms through national consensus and stakeholder participation, said Labor and Employment Adviser Dr M Sakhawat Hossain...
Tammy Bruce skirts query on Hindus in Bangladesh
05:47 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayUS State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce sidestepped a direct question Tuesday about the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, cloaking her silence in diplomatic caution.
Contract production in agro exports: Incentive gap sparks outcry
05:19 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayBangladesh’s processed food exporters are hitting a wall. The government dangles a 10% cash incentive and a 15% VAT exemption for agro-products—spices, biscuits, pickles, noodles—but there’s a catch: produce it in-house or lose out. Contract manufacturing? No dice.
DCCI pushes for tax-free income limit at Tk 5 lakh
05:00 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) is swinging for taxpayers’ relief, urging the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bump the tax-free income limit from Tk 3.5 lakh to Tk 5 lakh.
400 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
04:56 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayPalestinian health authorities have raised the death toll from the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Gaza’s health ministry said on Telegram the death toll from the airstrikes was 404, raised from 326. It gave the slightly higher figure of 413 on its WhatsApp channel...
DCCI for uniform single-digit VAT rate across the board
04:32 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayAt present, the standard VAT rate is 15% across the board, but it has been segregated to different slabs like 10%, 7.5% and 5% in different sectors that actually caused difficulties for traders as well as disputes in many cases...
163 bank accounts of Nayeemul, family members frozen
04:17 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday, March 18, ordered to freeze 163 bank accounts of Nayeemul Islam Khan, former press secretary of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, his wife Nasima Khan Monty, daughters Labiba Nayeem Khan, Julika Nayeem Khan and Adiva Nayeem Khan, over graft allegations...
IFC and Global Partners Ring the Bell at DSE
04:03 PM, 18 Mar 2025 TuesdayTo mark the International Women’s Day, IFC partnered with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), UN Women, United Nations Global Compact and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to Ring the Bell for Gender Equality...