Review double-taxation avoidance treaties to reap benefits
Experts at a dialogue on Saturday said the government should review the restrictive double-taxation avoidance treaties Bangladesh has signed with different countries as the country is losing its vital revenues due to the agreements which have also failed to attract the expected volume of foreign direct investment to the country.
5TH PHASE UP POLLS: 10 killed in clashes
At least 10 people were killed and scores were injured as violence intensified in the fifth phase of the elections to union parishads across the country that was also marred by widespread rigging, intimidation, mostly carried out by ruling Awami League activists.
Doctors: Postpone or move Olympics due to Zika
The summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should be postponed or moved "in the name of public health" due to the widening Zika outbreak in Brazil, more than 100 prominent doctors and professors said Friday in an open letter to the World Health Organization.
Video of girl allegedly gang-raped shocks Brazilians
Brazilian police are searching for at least 30 people suspected in the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl and of posting graphic video and images of her on social media that have shocked the South American country.
Obama in Hiroshima calls for 'world without nuclear weapons'
Barack Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, where he called for a "world without nuclear weapons" during his remarks at the city's Peace Memorial Park. Obama visits Hiroshima
Pro-Trump, anti-Trump groups clash in San Diego
Police clad in riot gear and wielding batons began dispersing a crowd of Donald Trump supporters and protesters here Friday night after the presumptive GOP nominee held a rally.
One dies in 5th phase UP polls underway amid violence, stuffing
At least one person was killed and several others injured as voting in the fifth phase at 720 union parishads across the country began on Saturday amid sporadic violence and stuffing. The balloting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm without any break.
Looking back: Financial year 2015-16: 7.05pc GDP growth raises questions
The government is facing series of questions about its estimate of 7.05 per cent growth of gross domestic product in the outgoing 2015-16 financial year which is marked by poor revenue generation because of sluggish economic activities.
BCL man hacked dead in infighting in Barisal
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of ruling Awami League, was hacked to death and three others injured in Barisal on Friday night over internal feud.
Commodity prices remain high
The prices of most of the essential commodities remained high in the city’s kitchen markets ahead of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims.
