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FRC finds anomalies in companies’ financials

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has asked all listed companies and respective auditors to prepare 'accurate' and 'truthful' financial statements.The instruction followed some inconsistencies detected in the financial statements of at least 20 companies. The statements, allegedly, have been prepared 'violating' international standards on auditing."The companies and their auditors concerned...

Holy Shab-e-Barat tonight

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country tonight (Sunday) with due religious fervour, reports UNB.According to Muslim belief, Shab-e-Barat is the night when Allah arranges the affairs of the following year. On this night, Allah writes the destinies of all for the...

Marginal taxpayers to get refund within seven days

Marginal taxpayers will get a tax refund of up to Tk 25,000 paid in excess of the payable amount from the taxmen within seven days after submission of their application.In a recent order, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) sent the instructions to the taxmen in a bid to simplify...

Wasa boss rejects TIB survey on piped water

Dismissing the recent TIB report on piped water, the head of Dhaka Wasa claimed that the supply by the state utility agency is 100 per cent "drinkable".Managing director of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Taqsem A Khan questioned the method and authenticity of the Transparency International Bangladesh's survey....

BRI fits into our nat'l priorities: Gowher

Welcoming China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), international affairs adviser to the Prime Minister Gowher Rizvi said the objectives of the agenda 'fit' into the national priorities of Bangladesh."Bangladesh is proud to be a part of it (BRI)," he said.His comments came ahead of the 2nd BRI Summit, scheduled for...

A truck crushed an auto-rickshaw at Alalpur in Mymensingh on Saturday killing five

A truck crushed an auto-rickshaw at Alalpur in Mymensingh on Saturday killing five people Story on Page 3 — Focus Bangla

PM flies to Brunei today on three-day official visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Brunei Darussalam today (Sunday) on a three-day official visit as the two countries are expected to sign seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), reports UNB. The Prime Minister takes up the tour at the invitation of Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah.Sheikh Hasina will...

DMP bans fireworks on Shab-e-Barat

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) imposed restrictions on the use of fireworks and carrying all types of explosives and crackers in the city on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Barat to be observed tonight (Sunday night). The ban has been enforced under the Section 28 of DMP Police Ordinance-1976 and will be...

BGB find bullet-riddled body on border

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the bullet-riddled body of a man in Chapainawabganj. The deceased has been identified as Bisharat Ali, a resident of Shibganj Upazila's Tarapur Chawkpara. Locals alleged that he was gunned down by India's Border Security Force (BSF). But the BSF rejected the allegations. Locals discovered...

Police arrest another in Nusrat murder case

Police have made another arrest over the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, taking the number of arrestees in the case to 18. The latest arrestee, Iftekhar Uddin Rana, 21, is one of the suspected plotters of the fatal arson attack on Nusrat, said police. The law enforcers...