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Businesses censure NBR field officials for harassment, inefficiencies

Businesses Wednesday were highly critical of the field-level revenue officials for alleged harassments, irregularities and inefficiencies that ultimately do disservice to the economy of Bangladesh, prompting instant response on remedies.At a meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at its headquarters, business leaders and trade-body representatives also voiced concerns...

Spl allowances for key professionals likely

Providing special allowances for some key professionals with intensive technical knowledge is under consideration of the National Pay Commission as the government plans stemming a tide of brain drain from Bangladesh.Doctors, engineers, researchers and scientists are among the must-haves whose services are considered indispensable for the country, sources said.The professionals,...

Wake-up call, students want new dimension in politics: Analysts

Political analysts and former student leaders see the landslide victory of the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections as a wake-up call because students want to see a change in national politics, particularly after last year's July-August uprising.They say the youth have rejected...

Shibir-set panel sweeps DUCSU polls

Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed coalition panel swept the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election with a record number of votes, in what is billed as an epoch change in its history.Out of 28 posts in DUCSU, candidates from the 'Oikyabaddha Shikkharthi Jote' panel secured 23 positions that include Vice President,...

Intelligence detects Hasina's bank locker, accounts

Revenue intelligence detected Wednesday a locker of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with Pubali Bank, where she also has savings accounts.Top officials of the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) said they also found a Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of Hasina and a joint savings account of Hasina and her sister Sheikh...

JUCSU election today

After a long hiatus of 33 years, JU is finally set to hold Jahangirnagar University's Central Students Union (JUCSU) elections today (Wednesday), marking a historic return to student politics on the campus.According to the university's election commission, voting will take place from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM across all polling...

Nepal army takes back control, death toll rises to 25

KATHMANDU, Sept 10 (Agencies): Nepal's army took back control of Kathmandu on Wednesday after the worst violence in two decades ousted the prime minister and left the parliament ablaze, enforcing a curfew and starting talks with protest leaders.Soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital seeking to end the deadly protests...