Awami League MP Abdul Mannan yesterday asked Finance Minister AMA Muhith not to insist on imposing additional excise duty on bank accounts in the national…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka today for London en route to Sweden on a three-day bilateral tour to the Scandinavian country at the invitation of her Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven, reports UNB. This will be the first-ever bilateral visit by any head of state or government of…

The Bangladesh Tele­communication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday (Monday) closed down the Internet service provider (ISP) Dhaka Fiber Net for indirect involvement in militancy. Mohammad Zakir Hossain, senior assistant secretary of the BTRC, told The Independent that the commission also issued…

Sarfraz Ahmed produced a superb captain's innings following a top-order collapse to see Pakistan into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a three-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Cardiff yesterday, reports AFP. Pakistan, chasing a seemingly modest 237 to win, slumped to 162 for seven. But Sarfraz's…