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Combined auditing system soon to relieve taxpayers' pain, plug tax evasion

Taxpayers may soon sigh with relief from the rigours of responding separately to multiple queries from tax and VAT officials as the government's revenue authority is integrating its outmoded auditing system.A joint audit system for income tax and VAT (value-added tax) payers is set to be launched with a twin-purpose:...

Israel targets Iran's security forces

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Mar 4: The United States and Israel hit Iran's capital and other cities in multiple airstrikes on Wednesday, the fifth day of the war with Iran. Israel targeted the Iranian leadership and security forces as the Islamic Republic responded with missile barrages and drone attacks on...

PM orders authorities to issue 'e-health' card

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has given orders to issue "e-health" cards to ensure medical services to the public, reports bdnews24.com.The directive came at a meeting involving the health minister, state minister, advisors and health experts, held at the Prime Minister's Office in the Secretariat on Wednesday.Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman...

Major parties consulted before signing trade deal with US

Two major political parties were consulted before the signing of the trade agreement close to the polls and they consented, says Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman in a rebuttal to mounting criticisms.Speaking to reporters at the foreign ministry Wednesday-when a US minister is in Dhaka--Rahman said the deal is open...

US wants execution of trade deal, illegal expats’ return

Implementation of a recently signed trade agreement, repatriation of undocumented Bangladeshi migrants from the United States and the escalating crisis in the Middle East figured high at high-level talks held Wednesday in Dhaka between Bangladesh and America.Visiting US assistant secretary of state for south and central Asian affairs Paul Kapur...

Gas rationing begins as ME crisis squeezes supply

State-run Petrobangla has initiated gas rationing starting Wednesday as the ongoing Middle East crisis begins to pinch Bangladesh's energy supply, officials said. About 50 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas has been cut from power plants, while fertiliser factories have seen a reduction of around 140 mmcfd. The...