Hridoy delivers, so does middle order
When the target is 180-plus and Bangladesh require 106 from the last 10 overs, optimism is usually in short supply. But Tawhid Hridoy turned the tide with a composed and calculated innings, stitching together crucial partnerships with Parvez Hossain Emon and Shamim Hossain Patwary to guide Bangladesh to their highest successful T20I chase at home […]
Economists’ body recommends bringing digital economy under tax net
The government needs to urgently design a comprehensive framework to bring Bangladesh’s fast-growing digital economy under the tax net to boost the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio, the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) said. It warned that a large and expanding segment of income remains outside the formal revenue system. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s […]
Two workers killed, two injured in soil collapse during excavation in Chattogram
Two workers were killed and two others injured after being buried under soil during excavation work at Access Road in Chattogram’s Agrabad area early today. The deceased were identified as Rakib, 25, and Tushar, 22. Further details about them could not be known immediately, said Sub-inspector Nur Alam Asheq, in charge of Chittagong Medical College […]
Three die as microbus carrying Buddhist monks fell into ditch on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar highway
Three people were killed and several others injured after a microbus carrying a group of Buddhist monks plunged into a roadside ditch in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram this morning. Abdul Mannan, deputy assistant director of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram, said microbus, travelling from Cox’s Bazar towards Chattogram, plunged into a deep […]