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NBR Reform Unity Council rebuffs govt call for dialogue

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reform Unity Council turned down the finance ministry's proposal to hold a dialogue scheduled for today.At a press conference held at the NBR headquarters on Wednesday, the Council leaders said that its representatives were not included in the list of invitees and therefore they...

Funding projects unlocked from Indian LoC looks uncertain

Uncertainty shrouds the fate of 11 projects dropped from the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) as exploring new sources of funding stalls for incomplete exit formalities, sources said. The post-uprising government made the decision last March to unlock these projects from the long-drawn LoC but the formalities for their exit...

BNP finally agrees to 10-year tenure as PM in one’s lifetime

Big-stakeholder BNP finally agrees to a proposal that none should hold the post of Prime Minister for more than 10 years in his/her lifetime, as a measure of preventing recurrence of authoritarianism.“BNP agrees that the prime minister tenure should be limited to a maximum of 10 years over a lifetime,”...

Ministries cannot half do their works in 11 months

Transport sector tooters over development-budget execution as at least four directly relevant ministries couldn't even half do their works in 11 months of the departing financial year, insiders say.The Ministry of Railways, Bridges Division, Shipping Ministry, and Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry implemented less than 50 per cent of their...

RE targets demand billion-dollar annual investment

Bangladesh will require nearly US$ 1.0 billion in annual investments to meet the new goals outlined in its updated Renewable Energy Policy, a new report revealed Wednesday.The country must channel US$ 933-980 million annually until 2030 and ramp up to US$ 1.37-1.46 billion per year through 2040 to reach its...

HSC exams begin today

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under nine education boards will begin today (Thursday) amid tight security, reports UNB.This year, 1,251,111 students from general, technical and madrasa education streams are expected to take part in the exams at 2,797 centres across the country. The number of candidates has...

Traffic is required by law to stop at zebra crossing

Traffic is required by law to stop at zebra crossing when pedestrians are on it, but in the photo taken in the city's Karwan Bazar on Wednesday, vehicles are seen running despite the fact that a passerby is crossing the road using the crosswalk. — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman