Leaders of the edible oil traders today sought waiver of import duty on soybean and palm oils along with all value-added tax (VAT) imposed at the production and business stages to stabilise the edible oil prices in the market. The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners Association made the proposal during a meeting at the Ministry of Commerce, chaired by Adviser for ...

The Bangladesh Women’s National Football Team, reigning champions of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship, arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday. They are set to defend their title in the 2024 SAFF Women’s Championship, which will take place from October 17 to 30 at the Dashrath Rangasala Stadium in the Nepalese capital. The team departed Dhaka at ...

Welcoming more US investment in Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said his government has taken steps to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and improve the business climate in the country. “You have come at the right time here,” Prof Yunus said when Chief Executive Officer of the Excelerate Energy, Steven Kobos called on him at the State Guest ...

Police have recovered the bodies of two individuals, including a woman, from separate locations in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar distruct on Tuesday. Among the deceased, one was identified as Abul Khayer, 30, son of Ansar Ali and a resident of Muslimbagh area. He was an auto-rickshaw driver by profession. His body was discovered in Kalighat tea garden in the upazila. ...

Sylhet Education Board has achieved a 85.38 percent pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, the highest in its history. This marks a significant improvement of 13.77 percentage points from last year’s 71.62 percent. A record number of students secured GPA-5 this year, with 6,698 achieving the top grade, a sharp rise from just 1,699 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget, in a BBC Breakfast interview. The prime minister side-stepped questions over whether Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes for “working people” covered employers’ National Insurance (NI), but it was apparent from the prime minister’s interview that NI for employers is going to rise. ...

The UK government is considering whether to require all new electronic devices to use the same type of charging cable. call for evidence launched in October is asking for views on the benefits of using a particular charging cable – such as USB-C, which is used by many modern devices. It comes after the European Union passed a law on ...

Proposals to give weight loss jabs to unemployed people living with obesity could be “very important” for our economy and health, the prime minister has told the BBC. Sir Keir Starmer said he acknowledged that more money was needed for the NHS, and the government also needed to “think differently” to ease pressure on the health system. His comments came ...

Ingredients: v Thick palm juice-1.5cup v Rice powder-5cup v Sugar-1cup v Coconut-1cup v Liquid milk- 1/2 cup v Baking powder- 1/2 tsp v Salt-1/2 tsp v Jackfruit leaves for making pitha v and Toothpick. Method: Extract the juice from the palm. Mix rice powder in it and cover it for a few hours. Now mix all the remaining ingredients. Clean ...

The newly appointed Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) chairman Prof Mobasser Momen and four members took oaths on Tuesday. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath to them at the Supreme Court Judges’ Lounge on Tuesday noon. Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan conducted the ceremony. The four other members are Dr Nurul Kadir, Dr Mohammad Aminul Islam, ...