Bangladesh faces a widening gap between registered taxpayers and those who actually file returns, a problem that threatens the country’s fiscal health and undermines public trust in the tax system. Despite more than 12 million citizens holding Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs), around 35 percent did not file returns in the last fiscal year, according to […]
Police recovered the body of U.S. citizen Terrence Arvelle Jackson, about 50, from the Westin Dhaka on Sunday. Jackson, who had been in Bangladesh for several months on business, checked into the hotel on April 29. When hotel staff failed to reach him in the afternoon, police and U.S. embassy officials opened his room with […]
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed announced that nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh’s judicial reform programme has already been implemented, marking significant progress toward strengthening the judiciary. Speaking at a Supreme Court Bar Association discussion, he outlined key steps already achieved: ensuring transparency in judicial functions, enforcing discipline among judicial officers, extending reforms to courts nationwide, […]
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed his commitment to holding Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary elections in the first half of February next year. “There is no alternative to the election. If anyone thinks of any other alternative, that would be disastrous for the nation,” Yunus said after meeting with BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen […]
Since the interim government assumed office, 1,604 protests have taken place in Dhaka and surrounding areas, Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said Sunday. The demonstrations, organized by 123 groups, have significantly disrupted public life. Chowdhury urged political and civic organizations to relocate protests to designated spaces such as Suhrawardy Udyan or open fields to ease […]
By attempting to threaten India into compliance, Donald Trump revealed a fundamental misunderstanding of both Indian history and statecraft. For a nation whose modern identity is forged in resistance to foreign domination, bullying is not just ineffective, it is counterproductive. India’s collective memory is anchored in the trauma of subjugation. The Battle of Plassey in […]
Pakistan is enduring another devastating monsoon season, with 849 people killed and 1,130 injured in rain-related incidents since June 26 — a shocking toll in just over two months. The flooding has battered Punjab, Sindh, and the country’s mountainous north, exposing Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate extremes. According to World Weather Attribution (WWA) scientists, climate change […]
Pakistan’s Punjab province is reeling from the worst floods in its history, with officials confirming that 2 million people have been directly affected. Torrential monsoon rains, intensified by climate change, combined with cross-border water releases from India, have pushed the Sutlej, Chenab, and Ravi rivers to unprecedented levels. Entire low-lying villages and vast stretches of […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sudden embrace of China reeks of desperation. Barely five days after Washington’s punishing 50% tariffs on Indian goods took effect, Modi rushed to Tianjin to clasp hands with Xi Jinping and declare a new atmosphere of “peace and stability” on the contested Himalayan border. Only a few years ago, his […]
The relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, once marked by grand rallies like “Howdy Modi” and “Namaste Trump,” has unraveled in recent months. Modi, who once called Trump “a true friend,” is now officially on the outs. After initially promising to attend the Quad summit in India this fall, Trump has […]
