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Tripartite group on banking soon

The central bank has assured the country's apex trade body of constituting a tripartite working group to look into banking issues for facilitating trade and investment.The assurance came at a meeting between leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and high-ups of the Bangladesh Bank...

Nation pays homage to language martyrs

The nation observes the 'Shaheed Dibash' (Language Martyrs Day) and the International Mother Language Day today (Thursday) with elaborate programmes, reports BSS.People from all walks of life will pay tributes to the language movement martyrs, the valiant sons of the soil, who made supreme sacrifices in 1952 to establish the...

Cut corporate tax, introduce multiple VAT rates

Business leaders have called on the government to gradually slash the corporate tax, introduce multiple rates of VAT and take effective steps to recover non-performing loans (NPLs).They also placed several suggestions to ensure a stable banking sector. The suggestions include establishing an independent banking commission, financing the small and medium-sized...

Policy inaction irks ADB, threatens fund release

The delay in implementing several policy actions in the second tranche under the third capital market development programme (CDMP3) has irked the Asian Development Bank (ADB), people familiar with the situation said. The Manila-based lender voiced its dissatisfaction as there has been no policy change since the last review mission...

Dhaka's air quality 'unhealthy'

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka ranked fifth on Wednesday in the AirVisual Index of the world's cities with the worst air quality, reports UNB.In the real-time air quality ranking, Dhaka scored 164 on Wednesday and classified as "unhealthy", according to AirVisual.On Tuesday, Dhaka remained on top of the air quality index for...

News Watch- (21-2-2019)

Fourth phase of Upazila polls on Mar 31The Election Commission has set Mar 31 as the voting day for the fourth phase of the Upazila polls. Voting will be held in 122 Upazilas in that phase, Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said on Wednesday. As per the schedule, the...