Soon after returning to Dhaka after an official visit to China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government faced a major challenge due to the students’ agitation on the issue of quotas [reservation] in …
Bangladesh protesters issue demands amid shaky calm
Demonstrators insist they won’t be placated by change in the job quota system; want curfew lifted, detainees released.
Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after deadly unrest
Bangladesh crawled back to normalcy on Wednesday after a five-day nationwide violent student protest over quotas in government jobs with rush hour traffic returning to streets in the capital, and …
Bangladesh student leaders order 48-hour halt to protests over death toll: ‘so much blood’
What began as demonstrations against politicised admission quotas for sought-after government jobs has snowballed into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure.
Missed your chance to sell your property before Budget 2024? It may have cost you lakhs of rupees | See calculation
Did you want to sell your property after seeing it handsomely appreciating it for years? Well, you just lost Rs 7.8 lakh after July 23, 2024. Before the Budget 2024 was announced, the tax code had the …
Capital gains on property: Why deny an inflation adjustment?
The budget snatches away an LTCG benefit that real-estate owners deserve by deploying an arbitrary cut-off that has left many cursing their luck. Time-barred indexation is a bad idea. Drop it.
Bengaluru dominates India’s residential real estate market with highest launches and sales: JLL Report
and this strong demand for property in Bengaluru is bolstered by the thriving IT sector, ongoing infrastructure upgrades, and a favourable business climate, said Rahul Arora, Senior Managing Director, …
Bangladesh student group halts protests for 48 hours
Bangladesh protest organizers are giving authorities a two-day “ultimatum” to restore internet service and end curfew, after clashes between students, pro-government supporters and armed police killed …
China Real Estate Crash Leading to Slowing Economy Have Cascading Global Repercussions
In recent years, the China real estate collapse has become a focal point of global economic discussions. Major real estate firms such as Evergrande and Country Garden, once giants in the industry, …
Our 15-day India Honeymoon Across 6 Cities Was a True Adventure — With Luxurious Respites
My husband and I wanted to go somewhere neither of us had ever been for our honeymoon, but not just anywhere we had ever been, somewhere special — out of this world, like visiting another planet. A …