Nat’l budget today Muhith eyes hefty revenue target
Finance minister AMA Muhith is going to unveil yet another ambitious budget today, widening the tax net to achieve a hefty revenue target.The minister is expected to propose a budget outlay of around Tk 2, 95,000 crore, with a five per cent deficit to gross domestic product.
Karwan Bazaar road crash highlights city’s traffic mess
Wednesday evening’s fatal crash between two mini buses at Karwan Bazaar that killed a young man and left 15 others injured once again highlighted the extreme insecurity on the capital’s streets.
U.S. official: 10,000-plus ISIS fighters killed in 9-month campaign
The U.S.-led coalition against ISIS has recorded more than 10,000 ISIS deaths since the campaign against the extremist group began nine months ago, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken told France Inter radio.
Rescuers struggle to find survivors from capsized ship in China's Yangtze River
Rescuers are struggling to find survivors more than a day and a half after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsized in China's Yangtze River.More than 410 people, many in their 60s and 70s, remain unaccounted for Wednesday in China's longest river, leaving their families waiting anxiously for news.
Sepp Blatter steps down but isn't in the clear. What's next for FIFA?
If you think big changes are coming to FIFA now that Sepp Blatter says he's stepping down, don't hold your breath.
1 killed as bus overturns at Karwan Bazar
A person was killed and 15 more were injured when a bus overturned and another one hopped on the road divider during their desperate completion at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Muhith to unveil budget for FY16 tomorrow
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith is placing the national budget for 2015-16 financial year (FY16) at the Jatiya Sangsad at 3:00pm on Thursday, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
3 held for distributing anti-Modi leaflets
Three activists of Jatiya Mukti Council, a leftist organisation, were arrested on Wednesday while they were distributing leaflets opposing Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Bangladesh.
TSA screeners failed tests to detect explosives, weapons
Airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover Homeland Security team conducted at dozens of airports, according to an internal investigation.
Overturned fuel tanker kills 69 in Southeast Nigeria
Sixty-nine people have been killed and 35 people injured after a fuel tanker crashed into a busy bus stop in Southeast Nigeria."There is a likelihood that the number will go up," said Umar Abdou Mairiga, Nigeria's Red Cross coordinator.
