Bailey bridge collapses cutting off road link

NETRAKONA, Aug 25: A portion of the deck of the Bailey bridge over the Bayarahala River in Madan upazila of Netrakona collapsed on Friday morning, leading to a halt in movement of all types of vehicles to and from the district headquarters.Road communication with Khaliajuri upazila has also been suspended...

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Sylhet revenue income falls Tk 3.0b short of target

SYLHET, Aug 25: Revenue collection from customs and VAT (Value added tax) fell Tk 3.06 billion (Tk 306.58 crore) short of the target in Sylhet region in the fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The total customs and VAT collection in the last FY was less than...

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Boatmen observe hunger strike in Chattogram

CHATTOGRAM, August 25: Several hundreds of boatmen observed day long hunger strike on Tuesday at Sadarghat area in the port city.The demanded the cancellation of leasing out ghats to businessmen and return the ghats to the boatmen.They also insisted on punishing the chief revenue officer of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC)...

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