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The bitter arithmetic of Bangladesh’s consumption tax

A peculiar sort of intellectual paralysis often grips the debate over value-added tax (VAT) in developing economies, and Bangladesh is ...

Customs investigators unable to account for thousands of tons of duty-free imports at prominent garment manufacturer

Why a man between two flags deserves a film….

A budget to build a ‘European welfare state’ on a ‘South Asian tax base’

Top Bangladeshi trekking host arrested in Nepal after Malaysian tourist alleges secret filming

Awami League leader facing multiple criminal cases emerges as Chairman of fast-rising cybersecurity firm

How Bangladesh lost a President… and never got the full story

Why tobacco giant BAT’s Bangladesh operations are facing fresh scrutiny from the country’s corruption watchdog?

Joy’s multi-million dollar divorce settlement raises questions amidst corruption scrutiny

Dreams abroad, deadly end

The last confirmed movements of Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy followed a pattern so ordinary that, in hindsight, it barely ...

19 May 2026 17:13 PM

Kaarina's death reveals Awami League wants "war". Not reconciliation

The death of Kaarina Kaisar, the only daughter of Bangladesh football legend Kaisar Hamid and granddaughter of celebrated chess player ...

17 May 2026 18:24 PM

Kaarina's death reveals Awami League wants

Rubio came, talked….and left. And the distance still remains between Rome and Washington

Diplomacy often functions as an exercise in managed disappointment. When Marco Rubio, the American Secretary of State, touched down in Rome ...

13 May 2026 20:26 PM

Rubio came, talked….and left. And the distance still remains between Rome and Washington

Bangladesh’s lethal measles resurgence remains poorly explained, demanding a rigorous and impartial investigation

Measles, once thought a vanquished foe, is staging an unnerving global return. Across continents, cases are climbing and deaths are ...

03 May 2026 16:36 PM

Bangladesh’s lethal measles resurgence remains poorly explained, demanding a rigorous and impartial investigation

The convoys keep coming….but home stays distant for the Rohingya

Under a low, overcast sky in Camp 10, where the hills of Ukhiya are shaved into terraces of tarpaulin and ...

01 May 2026 16:06 PM

The convoys keep coming….but home stays distant for the Rohingya

Indian press pushes Dhaka to reciprocate after Trivedi appointment

Two of India’s most influential national newspapers on Wednesday carried sharply argued commentaries urging Bangladesh to respond in kind after ...

29 Apr 2026 20:49 PM

Indian press pushes Dhaka to reciprocate after Trivedi appointment

Beximco-backed Independent TV chief’s Dubai residency, salary continuance and corporate conduct under scrutiny

The chief executive officer of Independent Television, M Shamsur Rahman Momen, quietly obtained residency status in Dubai while continuing to ...

28 Apr 2026 16:04 PM

Beximco-backed Independent TV chief’s Dubai residency, salary continuance and corporate conduct under scrutiny

Top government official named in three FIRs over July killings continues in role without facing any consequences

Despite being named in multiple murder cases tied to the July 2024 killings of student protesters, Abul Foyez Mohammad Alauddin ...

04 Apr 2026 19:05 PM

Top government official named in three FIRs over July killings continues in role without facing any consequences

The world is cracking….and ‘surprisingly’ Bangladesh is in a position to cash in

The modern global economy is a vast, inflated marketplace where the unnecessary is not only consumed but exalted. Entire industries ...

04 Apr 2026 16:22 PM

The world is cracking….and ‘surprisingly’ Bangladesh is in a position to cash in

Press access curtailed in Bangladesh’s top courts over ‘security’

Bangladesh’s Chief Justice has recently issued a rather troubling notice only allowing lawyers - along with their assistants, and individuals ...

26 Feb 2026 19:00 PM

Press access curtailed in Bangladesh’s top courts over ‘security’

ICT prosecutors clash after dismissal letter and corruption claims

A month before he was removed as Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Tajul Islam formally asked the ...

25 Feb 2026 16:56 PM

ICT prosecutors clash after dismissal letter and corruption claims