Marginal taxpayers are set to get a maximum refund of Tk 25,000 directly from the taxmen in case they pay in excess of the payable amount.The move came after a National Board of Revenue (NBR) committee recently recommended that taxmen ease the process of tax refund and issue cheque containing...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said financial solvency is the key factor for women empowerment, report agencies. She said the Awami League government made sixty per cent posts of primary school teachers mandatory reserved for women aimed at making them economically solvents.The Prime Minister said this while addressing the...
Read moreThe World Bank (WB) has approved a $165-million grant to help Bangladesh provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for the Rohingya.The persecuted Muslim refugees have fled violence in Myanmar and sought shelter in Teknaf and Ukhia of Cox's Bazar.The 'Emergency Multi-Sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project' would help...
Read moreAfter 28 years, the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Hall Union elections are going to be held tomorrow (Monday) amid tight security. The election campaign ended on Saturday midnight, 24 hours before the polls. Voting will start at 8:00 am and continue till 2:00 pm without any break....
Read moreA fire that broke out at the city's Anarkali Market at Mouchak area on Saturday afternoon has been brought under control.Some valuables of a shop of cotton were gutted in the fire, but no casualty was reported, Kazi Mainul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station, said. The fire originated on...
Read moreA weak regulatory framework and poor corruption prevention measures are undermining Bangladesh's potential as a big logistics market, says a new global report.At the same time, factors such as political uncertainty, long-standing risks of natural disasters and a struggling domestic banking system are casting a shadow over the long-term growth...
Read moreHousing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim has promised to make the Purbachal housing project habitable by December. "Various obstacles delayed progress of the Purbachal project. All the residents who got plot allotments will get plots fit to live," he said during inspection of the 100-foot canal excavation project...
Read moreA total of 17,208 employees of different offices under the Land Ministry submitted their wealth statements as per the instruction of the land minister. Out of 17,576, some 368 employees could not submit their statements as they were suspended over departmental cases and were on long-term vacations, said Md Abdullah...
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