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Customs detect major abuse of bond facility

Customs officials have discovered the abuse of duty-free facility under bonded-warehouse scheme after auditing the documents of some 136 import consignments belonging to one particular readymade garment (RMG) exporter.The consignments of RMG fabric came through the Chittagong Custom House (CCH) in 2018.The Customs Valuation and Internal Audit (CVIA) Commissionarate during...

Perform duties with honesty, sincerity

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked on Monday the new cabinet to work with sincerity and honesty to fulfill the hopes and aspiration of the countrymen who reelected Awami League with huge mandate, report agencies."You'll have to work with utmost honesty and sincerity to achieve our goal of establishing Bangladesh as...

BD FDI flow up despite global decline in 2018

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country recorded substantial rise in 2018 with China becoming the top contributor. The development came in contrast to the decline in global inflow of FDI last year, according a report of the UNCTAD.Net inflow of FDI into the country, according to...

NID server down since Thursday

The country's NID (national identity) server has been down for the last few days, seriously affecting service delivery of the key government agencies, officials and service recipients have said. According to them, most of the important activities related with immigration and passport, birth certification and accountant general's office have almost...

NBR issues guideline for customs houses

The National Board of Revenue (NBR), for the first time, has issued a guideline on auction and destruction of confiscated goods by the customs houses.Unreleased or smuggled goods will be auctioned and demolished by the customs houses in accordance with the NBR's prescribed guideline. The NBR Customs Wing issued a...

A volunteer stopping a jaywalker

A volunteer stopping a jaywalker as she is crossing a road talking on her mobile phone at Shahbagh in the city on Monday ignoring the zebra crossing nearby during the ongoing traffic week— FE photo

News Watch- (22-1-2019)

ATM booth security guard found dead in cityPolice recovered the body of a security guard from a Jamuna Bank ATM booth in the city's Baridhara area. The deceased has been identified as Shamim. Police were not able to provide any additional details about the victim. Shamim was found dead in...