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- PM offers ‘Munajat’ at parents' graves on returning home
- BGB foils BSF's push-in attempt at Habiganj border
- US stocks trim losses as oil falls and investors buy the dip
- US Embassy issues new warning to nonimmigrant visa holders
- Belgium into World Cup last 32 with New Zealand rout
- PM Shehbaz accuses India of covert tactics, says Pakistan faces hybrid security threats
- Iran wait on World Cup progress after late goal disallowed in Egypt draw
- Extreme heat puts birds and wildlife under growing stress across Europe
- Scientists seek clues to longevity from three Brazilian sisters over 100
- Montenegro arrests Iran-linked hacker wanted by US
- Global recognition in fisheries as Bangladesh in top five
- 43 sacks of cash found in Pagla Mosque donation boxes, counting underway
- Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with France over alleged neo-colonial interference
- EC reviews plan to make NID renewal compulsory
- Chinese firm to develop Mongla Economic Zone after India-backed project dropped
- Spain's World Cup progress marred in injuries of Pino, Williams
- Taylor Swift's bridal fashion set to steal the show?
- BRTA begins automatic licence demerit point deductions under RSPS system
- Lebanon, Israel, US sign trilateral framework agreement in Washington
- US allows Anthropic to release Mythos AI to 'trusted' US organizations
Pavement businesses will increase pressure on city life
Debate has erupted over the initiative to introduce a new policy for managing street vendors in the capital. Experts say that allowing hawkers to conduct business on pavements at minimal cost, while lawful shop owners pay taxes, VAT and high rents, could create unfair competition and a new form of...
Minimum tax despite losses a burden for businesses
Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury Parvez, President of the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI), has said that businesses are required to pay a minimum turnover tax of 1 percent even when they incur losses, describing it as a burden on enterprises. He also noted that many foreign buyers are suspending...