Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) urged the government to keep their hard-earned money out of the tax net to encourage remittance of their earnings home.The Centre for Non Resident Bangladeshis (Centre for NRB), a non-profit research organisation, made the plea to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday.A delegation led by...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka on Thursday evening on a four-day official visit to Canada to attend the Outreach Leaders Programme of the G7 reports UNB.The G7 is a group of seven countries with advanced economies in the world.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited 12 world leaders, including Bangladesh...
Read moreA passenger welfare platform has called for strictly checking movement of unfit vehicles on the highways to help reduce the number of road accidents during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.It also sought the government's intervention to restrict plying of unfit vessels on the waterways and carrying passengers beyond capacity.The Passenger Welfare...
Read moreThe summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be on Singapore's southern island of Sentosa, report agencies.The White House confirmed it on Tuesday as preparations accelerated for the next week's event.White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a Twitter post that the venue...
Read moreBangladesh slipped down nine spots in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2018 compared with that of the last year, reports UNB.Bangladesh was ranked 93rd out of 163 countries with a global score of 2.084, according to the latest report of Global Peace Index (GPI) published in London on Wednesday.The country's...
Read moreBARISHAL, Jun 06 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said army will be deployed during the upcoming general election but not during the city polls."I think, army will be deployed during the general election. Army will be present during polls but we've no plan to deploy army during city...
Read moreYANGON, June 06 (AFP): The United Nations (UN) inked a deal with Myanmar on Wednesday that would grant the organisation access to the epicentre of the Rohingya crisisHowever, the deal provided few details on how the agreement would jumpstart stalled repatriation plans.Some 700,000 people from the stateless minority fled over...
Read moreAt least five persons including two suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in three districts Wednesday, report agencies.Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in 'gunfights' in Chandpur and Mymensingh districts. The latest count has brought the number of "shootout deaths" to 130 since the campaign against drugs began...
Read moreWorkers using a bamboo scaffold while working at a high-rise building at Banani in the city on Wednesday without any safety gear — FE photo by KAZ Sumonn
Read moreGENEVA, June 06 (AFP): The UN rights chief on Wednesday condemned the recent killing of more than 100 alleged drug dealers in Bangladesh.He insisted that extra-judicial killings cannot be justified in the fight against narcotics.Some 130 people have reportedly been shot dead by Bangladeshi security forces since May 15 and...
Read moreLONDON, June 6 (AFP): Fire broke out at London's Mandarin Oriental hotel on Tuesday, with dozens of firefighters deployed to tackle the blaze that pumped smoke high into the air over the British capital.The fire brigade said "around 120 firefighters" and 20 fire engines were involved in tackling the fire...
Read moreKUALA LUMPUR, June 06 (Reuters): Malaysia's finance minister announced plans on Tuesday to report to the anti-graft agency upfront payments of billions of ringgit the Najib government made to a Chinese firm. The two pipeline projects have barely begun.Since taking office two weeks ago, Lim Guan Eng has been driving...
Read moreRegional Commanders of Bangladesh and India Coast Guards holding bilateral talks at West Zone Headquarters of the former at Mongla on Wednesday — Coast Guard photo
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