Lightning strikes kill 14 in dists

At least 14 people were killed in lightning strikes in eight districts-Sirajganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon, Rangamati, Gazipur, and Sunamganj- on Sunday, report agencies.In Sirajganj, five people, including father and son, were killed in lightning strikes in Kazipur, Sahajadpur and Kamarkhanda upazilas. In Magura, three people were killed as lightning...

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UNSC team sees no quick end to Rohingya crisis

The visiting United Nations Security Council (UNSC) team pledged on Sunday to work sincerely on 'safe and dignified' return of the Rohingya refugees but they ruled out the possibility of any immediate solution to the crisis, saying ' there is no magic solution' to it.They were talking to the media...

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227 large cos not under LTU despite eligibility

Some 227 large companies still remain under the purview of the field-level Value Added Tax (VAT) offices despite having eligibility to come under the functional supervision of Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU).These companies are paying above Tk 50 million VAT annually to National Board of Revenue (NBR). As per the LTU...

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July-Mar import up 14pc on food grains, fuel oils

The country's overall import grew by more than 14 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, mainly due to higher import of food grains and fuel oils, officials said.The settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as actual import, in terms of...

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News Watch (30-04-2018)

City fire guts RMG products A fire broke out at the warehouse of Asiana Garment factory on the fifth floor of a 12-storey building at Rampura in the city Sunday. The fire incident occurred at 'ML Tower' located opposite the Wapda road at around 3:30pm, said Fire Service and Civil...

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Prayer Timings-(30-04-2018)

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