Students police delinquent drivers as protests continue amid clashes
FE ReportThe seventh day of the ongoing student protest over road safety ended on Saturday with reported attacks on the protesters, road blocking and policing delinquent drivers.Beginning in the morning, students of different schools and colleges like the other days started pouring into the streets and blockading roads chanting slogans...
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Taxmen can now conduct enquiry for prosecution
Taxmen will be able to conduct enquiry and investigation for prosecution purpose on tax-related offences from the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, officials said.The government, through a new provision in the Finance Act 2018, has empowered the tax authority to conduct enquiry and investigation prior to filing criminal cases against...
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FBCCI, DCCI seek early solution to stalemate
Business leaders urged on Saturday the government to resolve the ongoing stalemate, created over student protests, in the interest of the country's economy.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) called on the agitating students to stop their protests for the sake of their academic activities and the...
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Passengers opt for rail, airline services as buses off highways
Rail and airways have been attracting an increased number of passengers as long-haul bus operators enforce strike for the last few days.As passengers increasingly leaned on the railway network, the operator is struggling to provide services. People are also avoiding the bus journey amid dilapidated condition on the highways.The condition...
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18 die in Russian copter crash in Siberia
Eighteen people were killed in a helicopter crash in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia on Saturday, the aviation watchdog and emergency services said. The passengers, workers heading to their shift at an oil-pumping station, and three crew members died when the Russian-made Mi-8 aircraft knocked into the cargo of an...
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