Miseries continued for the people in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and other northern districts, simmering under a mild heat wave, yesterday. The mercury shot up to 37.6 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi city. In Dhaka city, it rose to 36.1C from Wednesday's 35.2C. Those out…

The foreign ministry appears to have ‘little’ to do with regard to taking measures against Bangladesh Press Minister at the high commission in London Nadeem Qadir for his ‘professional misconduct’ that ‘embarrassed’ the country, officials told The Independent yesterday.…

Accusing the Finance Minister of breaking his commitment to reduce VAT and increasing the minimum income tax ceiling, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday urged the Prime Minister to take action against him, reports UNB. In a statement on the national budget…

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) yesterday filed five cases with Dhaka Customs House against the owners of Apan Jewellers on charge of dodging customs duty on 15.13 maunds of gold seized from its branches, reports UNB. CIID Director General Dr Moinul Khan said they filed three…