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Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Monday said the signing of a new generation avoidance of double taxation treaty between Bangladesh and the Netherlands in March should encourage Dutch businesses to have stronger footprints in Bangladesh for mutual benefit. He made the remark while the Netherlands Ambassador to Bangladesh, Irma van Dueren, paid her maiden courtesy call on him at ...

After 17 hours’ of suspension, flight operations at Shah Amanat international Airport in Chattogram resumed at 5am on Monday amid heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Remal. Earlier, the airport authorities suspended the flight operation due to the adverse weather and warning of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Airport Director Group Captain Taslim Ahmad said, “After opening, three flights have already landed at ...

The authorities of Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have suspended the flight operation from 12pm to 8pm on Sunday due to rough weather as Cyclone Remal is heading towards Bangladesh. The time will further extend if the situation does not improves, said Chattogram Airport Director, Group Captain Taslim Ahmed. The decision comes in response to the issuance of danger ...

National carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced the suspension of its flights to Cox’s Bazar for Sunday (May 26) due to Cyclone Remal. Besides, flights of BG395 and BG391 to Kolkata will remain suspended on Sunday and Monday, respectively, said Bosra Islam, general manager of the Public Relations Wing of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday morning asked ...

Mango harvest in Natore district kicked off on Saturday with the Gopalbhog variety. Abdul Wadud, deputy director of Natore Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), inaugurated the mango harvesting officially this morning through plucking mango from the orchard of one Shah Alam of Kamardia in Sadar upazila. This year, a total of 5,718 hectares of land have been used for mango ...

Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) announced the decrease of the price of gold by Tk 1,084 per bhori (11.664 grams) on Thursday. Now the new price of the 22-carat gold is set at Tk 1,18,460 per bhori. Bajus said the new price would come into effect from Friday.

Adani Group’s market capitalization continued to gain for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday. The group’s market capitalization crossed Rs 16.5 lakh crore on Wednesday, gaining 10.6 per cent in the past nine trading sessions. The gain continued on a day when London-based Financial Times, citing documents from George Soros-backed Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), in a report, ...

The UK’s competition body is to forge ahead with an inquiry into the vets market amid concerns that pet owners are overpaying for treatments. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had heard from thousands of people who were struggling to pay vet bills and did not always know the best treatment options for their pets. The vet industry ...

    More than a million parents will receive reminders from this week to extend Child Benefit for their teenagers if they are continuing their education or training after their GCSEs. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is sending more than 1.4 million Child Benefit reconfirmation letters to parents between 24 May and 17 July. The letters will include a QR ...

Empowering Bangladesh with clean energy today means a brighter, sustainable future for generations to come, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said. He said it while addressing the Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) at the EMK Center in Dhaka on Tuesday. The forum is the premier public-private U.S. government event to promote trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the United ...