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Govt agencies won't ask questions about sources of fund

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman on Tuesday said the people concerned will be able to challenge in the court of law, if any government agency asks questions about the source while declaring their undisclosed money. Aggrieved persons will be free to file any writ in the higher court,...

Covid-19 cases close to 300,000-mark

With an exponential growth of Covid-19, the tally of confirmed cases has almost touched 300,000-mark in the country on Tuesday, the official figure showed.The entire caseload stood at 299,628 with 2,535 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours until Tuesday noon, according to the state-run Directorate General of Health...

Flooding causes Tk 59.73b losses

Floods in Bangladesh so far this year have caused damage worth Tk 59.37 billion, the government has said, reports bdnews4.com.As many as 33 of the 64 districts were inundated, while people in 40 districts suffered due to four spells of flooding, said Md Enamur Rahman, state minister for disaster management...

Local mask producer enters US market

Local BM Group in partnership with Chinese entrepreneurs is manufacturing KN 95 masks in Bangladesh, mainly to grab a chunk of global market.The brand name of the mask is 'Smart Smile'. The port-city based clothing major has already obtained approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the...

PM unveils reports on Perspective Plan, SDGs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled on Tuesday the cover of two reports - "Bangladesh Prekhkhit Parikolpona 2021-2041" (Bangladesh Perspective Plan 2021-2041) and "Teksoi Unnayon Avishtha: Bangladesh Ogragoti Pratibedan 2020" (Sustainable Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2020), reports BSS.The Prime Minister unwrapped the cover of the two reports online from her...

No PEC exams this year

This year's Primary Education Completion (PEC) and equivalent examinations have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports BSS."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved the proposal for cancellation of PEC and equivalent examinations," State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossen told journalists at a briefing Tuesday.Senior secretary...

HC issues rule on raid at hospitals

The High Court on Tuesday questioned the legality of the health ministry's letter asking the law enforcers to take its permission to conduct raids in hospitals.The court issued a rule asking the respondents to explain in four weeks as to why the health ministry's decision should not be declared illegal.The...

Garment workers are entering a factory

Garment workers are entering a factory at Uttar Kamalapur in the city on Tuesday without handwashing amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently there had been an arrangement for handwashing, but the authorities are now turning a blind eye to it — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam