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Move on to make Sanchayapatras tradable on bond market

Savings certificates (Sanchayapatras) are being made tradable on bond market, among other measures, to systematically force or encourage corporates through applying push and pull factors to meet their long-term financing needs from outside banks.This switch from banks to capital market for large-and long-tenure borrowings is planned as the government seeks...

Stay on alert to ensure free, fair elections

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the Armed Forces to remain on the highest level of alert to ensure a free, fair, neutral and widely acceptable electoral environment ahead of the referendum and the 13th national parliamentary election scheduled for 12 February.Speaking at an exchange meeting with senior...

Policy, tech-driven reforms yield over 14pc more revenue

Some rigorous policy, administrative, structural and technology-driven reforms under thepost-uprising interim government of Bangladesh contributed to revenue-earning growth by over 14 per cent.A report submitted by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to Chief Adviser Dr Mohammad Yunus reveals a series of revenue policy and administrative reforms undertaken during the...

Former DMP commissioner Habib, two others to die

Former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman and two other cops have been sentenced to death for the killing of six people at city's Chankharpool during the July-August 2024 mass uprising.In its verdict delivered Monday the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) also sentenced five other convicts to serve in prison in...

True leadership needed for lasting solutions: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Monday that despite Hatiya's natural beauty, the people of the island continued to face many long-standing problems, stressing that only sincere and people-oriented leadership can ensure permanent solutions."The people of Hatiya suffer from a lack of safe drinking water, inadequate schools and colleges, limited...

Jamaat ameer pledges safe society, workplace for women

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will ensure a safe society and workplace for women.He has also rejected the idea of confining women to their houses."Women will not be locked inside home. Rather, they will live in a safe society and work in safe workplaces," he...

Govt losing millions in revenue due to misuse of bonded warehouse facilities

The government is reportedly losing millions of dollars in revenue each year due to the misuse of bonded-warehouse facilities in the textile sector, industry insiders say.According to stakeholders, weak monitoring and widespread abuse of the bonded system are not only causing massive revenue losses but also creating unfair competition for...