The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday slashed customs duty on imported mobile phones by 60 per cent aimed at keeping handset prices within the purchasing capacity of consumers amid rising living costs. It issued two separate statutory regulatory orders in this regard. According to an NBR notification, the customs duty on imported finished mobile phones has been reduced ...

The hearing of a corruption case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq — a British MP — and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti–was ended on Tuesday. After hearing, Judge Rabiul Alam of the Dhaka Special Judges Court-4 set February 2 to deliver its judgement. Earlier, on January 5, the court had brought the testimony in the case ...

The Election Commission (EC) has directed that all types of organisational elections across the country be suspended till February 12 to keep 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum procedures influence-free. The directive was issued on Monday through a letter signed by Mohammad Monir Hossain, Deputy Secretary of the Election Management–2 Wing. The 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum will be ...

An Indian rocket carrying 16 loads of equipment and experiments including an earth surveillance satellite went off track after liftoff on Monday in a fresh setback to the workhorse launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation. It was a second disappointment for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in about eight months, denting its reputation for reliability, with a more ...

Newly appointed United States (US) Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen has said he is keen to work closely with Dhaka to strengthen bilateral relations and promote peace and prosperity in the region. Ambassador Christensen arrived in the capital on Monday with his wife, Deanne Dao, marking the start of his tenure as the 19th US ambassador to Bangladesh. In ...

Three teenagers and a Bangladeshi taxi driver have lost their lives in a horrific road accident in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK, in the early hours of the morning. The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the entire area. A red Seat Leon car collided head-on with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road, Bolton, at around 12.50am ...

Peckham is set to see another exciting addition to its restaurant scene, with the opening of Connie’s Pizza later this month, writes Frankie Hills… Launched by Naples native Andrea Asciuti, the man behind 081 Pizzeria, the restaurant is named after his wife Connie, with the menu inspired by his daughter Lili and her experiences of growing up with both Italian ...

A Dhaka court on Monday exempted popular actress Mehazabien Chowdhury and her brother in a case over embezzlement of Tk 27 lakh. Dhaka executive magistrate Md Adnan Zulfiqar passed the order after hearing, said Advocate Tuhin Hawladar, lawyer of actress Mehazabien. According to the case statement, Mehazabien took Tk 27 lakh from plaintiff Amirul Islam through Nagad and bKash promising ...

A task force on Sunday seized 20,000 cubic feet of illegally extracted sand and destroyed 50 boats used for sand extraction at Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet. The taskforce conducted the drive in Rangpani River at Banglabazar area at about 11:00 am, the upazila administration said. Jaintapur upazila nirbahi officer, Mohammad Golam Mostafa, led the taskforce comprising members of the police ...

Sylhet Titans ended their Sylhet phase of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a six-wicket win over Rangpur Riders on Monday to take another step closer to the playoffs. The Titans bowled first and dismissed the Riders for 114 in 19.1 overs with Moeen Ali (2-8) and Nasum Ahmed (3-19) spinning a web around the Rangpur batters. Shohidul Islam was also ...