Advance return tickets for Eid train journey now available
Advance return tickets for Eid train journey now available

Bangladesh Railway has concluded the sale of advance tickets for intercity trains ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The sale of tickets for return journeys after Eid has now started. The sale of return journey advance tickets started on Monday at 8 am. All advance tickets are being sold...

Khaleda likely to return home in April, Tarique a few months before nat’l polls
Khaleda likely to return home in April, Tarique a few months before nat’l polls

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is expected to return home in April this year, while her elder son and the partys acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, may return from London a few months before the forthcoming national election. He (Tarique Rahman) will return to the country at a time of his choosing....

NASA astronauts Butch and Suni return to earth after 9-month mission
NASA astronauts Butch and Suni return to earth after 9-month mission

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams came back to Earth on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule, making a gentle landing off Floridas coast. They spent nine months in space after their original plan for a week-long stay on the International Space Station was interrupted by a problem with their...

VAT return deadline extended to tomorrow
VAT return deadline extended to tomorrow

Due to technical glitches, VAT returns for the current month can be submitted online until tomorrow (March 18). Although the deadline for filing VAT returns is usually the 16th of every month, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) extended the deadline as many taxpayers were unable to complete the...

NBR to digitise operations under master plan
NBR to digitise operations under master plan

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a master plan to digitise its operations, aiming to provide efficient digital tax services to all taxpayers. In the future, all NBR activities will be conducted through a digital platform. We will digitise everything. A master plan is in progress,...

Company tax return deadline extended to April 30
Company tax return deadline extended to April 30

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for companies to submit their income tax returns until April 30, 2025, reports UNB. The previous deadline for filing tax returns was set for March 16. A notification was issued by HM Shahriar Hasan, the second secretary of the NBR,...

Yo Yo Honey Singh returns: From stardom to struggle and back again
Yo Yo Honey Singh returns: From stardom to struggle and back again

Nearly 15 years ago, an Indian rapper from a modest background burst onto the countrys emerging hip-hop scene, reshaping it forever. With provocative lyrics and pulsating beats, Yo Yo Honey Singh captivated audiences at clubs, weddings, and roadside stalls alike. However, at the peak of his...

Over 1.4m taxpayers filed returns online
Over 1.4m taxpayers filed returns online

Over 1.4 million taxpayers have filed their income tax returns online this fiscal year and over 1.8 million have registered for the National Board of Revenues (NBR) e-return system. According to a NBR press release, the NBRs online income tax return filing system has received a huge response...

Income tax return submission deadline extended
Income tax return submission deadline extended

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Thursday extended the deadline for submitting income tax returns till February 16. Earlier, the last date of submitting income tax returns of all categories of taxpayers except those of companies for 2024-2025 fiscal year was January 31. The NBR issued...

Gaza returnees face struggles as joy turns to despair in enclave's north
Gaza returnees face struggles as joy turns to despair in enclave's north

The joy of thousands of Palestinian families who made it back home in north Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel is turning to despair as the cold reality of uninhabitable, bombed-out homes and dire shortages of basic supplies sets in. Many have begun complaining about a lack of running water that...

Hamas hails historic return of Palestinians to north Gaza
Hamas hails historic return of Palestinians to north Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun returning to the northern part of the war-wracked Gaza Strip after a deal was reached between Hamas and Israel over exchange of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners, Press TV reported. It was announced that Hamas has agreed to...

‘Taxpayers can submit income tax return online round the year’
‘Taxpayers can submit income tax return online round the year’

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said taxpayers can now submit their income tax return round the year online but they have to pay extra charge. He made the announcement while speaking at the World Customs Day programme held at the Multipurpose Hall of the NBR where...

CA returns home from Switzerland
CA returns home from Switzerland

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus arrived in Dhaka from Switzerland after attending the World Economic Forums annual meeting in Davos where he was hailed as a beacon, hero and an amazing image of stability. A commercial flight of the Emirates Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his small...

46 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon
46 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon

In the latest move, 46 Bangladeshis were repatriated from war-torn Lebanon on Tuesday with government expenditure. The Qatar Airways flight landed at 9:15 am at Hazrat Shajalal International Airport. Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and...