Khaleda sees AL men’s link to targeted killings
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the ruling Awami League men and their cohorts were involved in the recent targeted murders around the country, including the latest killing of the wife of a police official in Chittagong.
Attendant of Hindu monastery hacked dead in Pabna
An attendant of a Hindu monastery was hacked to death by unknown assailants at Hemayetpur in Pabna sadar early Friday apparently in a sequel of recent killings.
Checking tax evasion by foreigners: Income tax units soon at 3 airports, 1 land port
The National Board of Revenue will initially establish income tax check posts at the country’s three international airports and one land port to identify tax evading foreigners.
Thailand eliminates mother-to-child HIV transmission
The World Health Organization has congratulated Thailand as the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
Why failing the gaokao was the best thing that ever happened to me
This week, millions of Chinese high school students will take the two-day college entrance exam, or gaokao.
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Why India's Prime Minister is in Washington... again
When India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes his three-day visit to Washington on Wednesday, he will likely reflect on how the relationship between the world's two biggest democracies is becoming ever closer, a step towards fulfilling U.S. President Barack Obama's prophesy that India and the United States would form "one of the defining partnerships" of the 21st century.
After BL, GP offers voluntary retirement to employees
Country’s leading mobile phone company Grameenphone has offered voluntary retirement scheme to its employees who have served more than five years in the company.
Law sought to end corporal punishment of children
Bangladesh needed to enact a comprehensive law for total prohibition of corporal punishment inflicted on children by all including family members, experts said on Tuesday.
Rising pvt sector credit growth hits 15.59pc in April
The country’s private sector credit growth continued to maintain an upward trend in April, eighth month in a row, as banks are now disbursing a huge amount of consumer and farm loans to sustain their profitability, said Bangladesh Bank officials.
