5pc source tax for savings tools up to Tk 0.5m: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that five per cent tax at source would be applicable to all types of savings certificates, including family savings certificates, up to Taka 0.5 million investment to facilitate the small savers and pensioners, reports BSS."We'll take tax at source at 5 per...

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Dengue spreads to more than 50 districts

Dengue outbreak has spread to more than 50 districts by Monday although the health directorate had earlier warned the state agencies concerned of possible outbreak of the deadly viral fever, officials said.According to the sources, the state-run Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) conducted a survey across Dhaka in January...

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Myanmar ready to 'welcome' Rohingya, says Thu

Myanmar is ready to welcome the Rohingya, but it is the latter who would take the decision by themselves on going back, said its foreign secretary on Monday."We've provided them with all information regarding our preparations for repatriation. We hear their voices, we hear their concerns," said U Myint Thu....

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Move to revamp share market

Twenty seven share market related entities will get nearly Tk 860 million from capital market refinancing scheme shortly, officials said.The decision was taken at a meeting of the scheme monitoring committee, held at the ICB headquarters in Dhaka on Monday with its convener Saifur Rahman in the chair.The government earlier...

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News Watch (30-07-2019)

Six killed as bus overturns in GopalganjGOPALGANJ, July 29 (UNB): Six people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus overturned at Vatiapara intersection in Kashiani upazila on the Dhaka-Khulna highway on Monday. The deceased were identified as Lokman Molla, 60, Gaffar Molla, 65, Kibria Molla, 50, Chan Mia,...

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Prayer Timings-(30-07-2019)

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