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Factories shut after July uprising still struggle to reopen

KEY POINTSMore than a year after the July uprising and the unrest that forced scores of factories to shut, many units re...

Reforms overdue on tax assessment

Unlike in many other countries, honest taxpayers in Bangladesh often face higher taxes, harassment and injustice, and ar...

Trump’s dollar balancing act may hinge on hedging

The Trump administration scored a surprise win-win this year, as Wall Street boomed while the dollar fizzled. But a repe...

Butterfingers let visitors off the hook

Bangladesh spinner Hasan Murad provided the brightest moment yesterday with a gem of a delivery, drawing Ireland batter...

Traffic slows in some spots amid eight-party rally

Traffic in Dhaka came to a standstill in some key places yesterday afternoon after a joint rally by eight like-minded pa...

Partition of Gaza a looming risk

A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, mul...

New Delhi blast a ‘conspiracy’: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday called a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at l...

BBC grapples with response to Trump legal threat

The BBC's outgoing boss yesterday defended its journalists as the broadcaster grappled with how to respond to US Preside...

Tuhin president, Sadat GS of private univ PR association

Abu Mia Akand (Tuhin) has been elected as president and Abu Sadat general secretary of Private University Public Relatio...

Why is the election a hot political issue again?