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Drastic fall in legal overseas incoming calls in last 3 years

The number of overseas incoming calls using legal channels recorded a drastic fall during the last three years with the rise in international call termination rates.The growing use of over-the-top (OTT) applications and increased use of illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) have been widely blamed for the decline in...

Campaign clashes in seven major towns: One dead, 100 hurt

Election campaign turned violent Tuesday with one killed, scores injured at political rallies across the country, report AFP, UNB and bdnews24com.The motorcades of two BNP candidates including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came under attack in Thakurgaon and Bagura.Police said clashes broke out in at least seven major...

Govt body suggests duty rates for gold import

An inter-ministerial body has suggested downward revision of duty rate from the existing Tk 3000 to Tk 2000 for per bhori of gold brought under the baggage rules, officials said.The committee also recommended realising Tk 1000 as duty for import of per bhori of gold, Tk 6000 for per carat...

BB orders more paperwork

The central bank has asked its officials concerned to place the proposals with more required documents again in the next meeting for reconsideration of approval of three new banks.The decision was made in a meeting of the board of directors at Bangladesh Bank (BB) headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, with...

Hasina’s proposal of UN Global Compact on Migration gets nod

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposal of UN Global Compact on Migration has been adopted in Marrakech, Morocco, said the Foreign Ministry Tuesday, reports UNB.A Bangladesh delegation led by the Foreign Secretary Ambassador Md Shahidul Haque is attending the UN Summit for adoption of the Global Compact for Migration in Morocco.The...

News Watch- (12-12-2018)

BTRC blocks 54 portals againHours after unblocking 58 news portals, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday night blocked 54 of them again. Emdadul Haque, secretary general of Internet Service Providers' Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), said that BTRC asked them to block 54 websites again. He, however, said four of...