Govt policy allows import of casino, gambling materials

Casino and gambling materials have entered the country using legal routes as those are not labelled as restricted ones in the country's import policy order, sources said.The importers concerned also paid due duty and taxes. The non-inclusion of casino and gambling items in the restricted category by the import policy...

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PM for universal health coverage

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for collective efforts for ensuring universal health coverage (UHC), saying that its benefits are global and fundamental to development."Benefits of universal health coverage are global and we need to work collectively," she said while delivering the national statement...

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Dhaka requests China to expedite process

Dhaka has recently requested Beijing to accelerate processing of documents of eight projects, which were planned to be implemented with Chinese grant assistance.The projects are yet to be started because of the delay in processing.According to official correspondence between the departments concerned of the two countries, proposals of three projects...

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Casino crackdown continues in city

As part of the ongoing anti-casino crackdown, the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday seized a large amount of money and gold ornaments from the residences of two Awami League leaders and their aides in the city.During the drive, over Tk 50 million, eight kilograms of gold ornaments...

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Two ministers rule out legalising casino operation

The government does not have any plan for now to allow operation of casino in the country under a legal framework, two senior ministers said on Tuesday.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader made the similar remark separately when attention was drawn to a...

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Prayer Timings-(25-09-2019)

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