Pharmaceuticals industry insiders are worried that prices of drugs may increase after the changes in tax calculation method under the new VAT law.They said while trade prices (TP) of medicines at the manufacturers' level will go down, the payable VAT will go up due to this calculation method.The industry will...
Read moreAt least eight people have been killed and 20 others injured after a bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a ditch in Faridpur, report agencies.The accident took place on the Dhaka-Faridpur Highway in Dhuldi around 2:30pm on Saturday, said Kotwali Police OC FM Nasim.The casualties could not be...
Read moreIsland-based tourism projects are going painfully slow, putting a damper on the already sluggish country's tourist sector that eyes inbound sightseers.According to experts, the government has made little progress in developing island-based tourism despite having huge prospects here.Like Malaysia, Thailand and the Maldives tourist hubs, Bangladesh has a number of...
Read moreSonali Bank authorities have acknowledged responsibility for the misappropriation of funds amounting to Tk 185 million and for wrongful detention of Jahalam, who spent three years in jail on charges of embezzlement.The state-owned bank has also taken departmental action against its eight officers for their negligence over the misappropriation of...
Read moreForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought cooperation from businesses to implement the government's economic visions.He urged the business leaders to provide suggestions and extend cooperation in making the economic diplomacy initiated by the government a success.The minister made the call while addressing a discussion marking the National Mourning...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended on Saturday a milad and doa mahfil seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Ivy Rahman, wife of late President Zillur Rahman and former women affairs secretary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL). The milad and doa mahfil was held at Ivy Concord at Gulshan...
Read moreThe Cabinet is investigating a surveillance camera video showing Jamalpur's Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Kabir in a compromising situation with a female office assistant. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said on Saturday, "We're looking into it. It'll be resolved within a day or two." Additional Secretary Gaffar Khan said that they...
Read moreCHUADANGA, Aug 24: A criminal was beaten to death by angry mob after he reportedly stabbed dead a youth who resisted a rape attempt on his niece by the criminal at Amirpur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The youth who was stabbed to death was identified as Hasan Ali,...
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