The newly formed Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit (ITIIU) has identified tax evasion amounting to Tk 1,874 crore during its first seven months of operations, authorities said this week. Since launching full-scale activities last December, the ITIIU has investigated 183 individuals and organizations, unearthing widespread tax irregularities. As part of its enforcement drive, the unit has already recovered Tk ...

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested another accused in the case over the brutal killing of Lal Chand alais Sohag near Mitford Hospital. Lt Col HM Sajjad Hossain, Commanding Officer of RAB-11, said a special team conducted a drive around 2AM in Narayanganj’s Bandar area and arrested accused Nannu. Nannu was one of four people seen in a ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has asked the law enforcing agencies to mobilize their efforts to capture the ‘godfathers’ of the drug trafficking. “Not only the carriers, but also the godfathers of the drug trafficking must be captured to protect the next generation, family, society and the state from ruining,” he said. The home adviser was ...

Political parties have yet to find common ground on two key issues in the country’s ongoing reform dialogue — the election method for 100 proposed women’s seats in parliament and the structure of elections to the planned upper house under a new bicameral system. At a press briefing on Monday, National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz said ...

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump when the US president visits Scotland ahead of his second state visit to the UK. Mr Trump is expected to travel to Scotland in July before the state visit in September. A Downing Street spokesman said: “The White House has confirmed that President Trump will be making a private visit to Scotland later ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of plotting a fresh war on motorists after an official accidentally leaked a document containing a proposal to reduce parking spaces in London. The official was photographed on the tube reading a Transport for London (TfL) document which outlined a series of anti-motorist proposals. Cutting the number of car parking spaces available in the ...

An aircraft exploded moments after take-off at the international airport, near Southend–on–Sea in Essex. The plane, believed to be a Beech B200 Super King aircraft, was departing Southend Airport for the Netherlands on Sunday when it crashed close to the runway. The force has now confirmed that four people – thought to be two pilots and two passengers – were ...

Bitcoin crossed the $120,000 level for the first time on Monday, marking a milestone for the world’s largest cryptocurrency as investors bet on long-sought policy wins for the industry this week. Bitcoin scaled a record high of $121,207.55 in the Asian session on Monday, before pulling back slightly to last trade 1.6 percent higher at $121,015.42. Starting on Monday, the ...

With the scorching heat disrupting daily life, comfort has become a top priority in summer fashion. Amid this weather and busy lifestyle, both fabric and color play a vital role in choosing the right outfit. Keeping these factors in mind, Kay Kraft has introduced a wide range of comfortable and stylish casual shirts and fatua-perfect for staying cool while looking ...

Bangladesh recorded one new Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours, however, no fresh infections were reported during the same period, health authorities said on Sunday. According to a routine bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the fatality occurred between Saturday 8 AM and Sunday 8 AM, raising the country’s Covid death toll this year to ...